SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Hobsons Bay

89,881 residents · 101+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
30.6%
27,466 people
Growth since last census
+0.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.96× Victoria avg
1.13× national avg
Population
89,881
CALD residents
27,466
Languages spoken
101
Fastest-growing
+44%
Narrative

Why this matters

Hobsons Bay is home to 89,881 residents. 30.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 27,466 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Hobsons Bay into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Arabic2,712 · 3.0%
    10.8%
  2. 02
    Greek2,257 · 2.5%
    3.0%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese1,851 · 2.1%
    5.5%
  4. 04
    Italian1,785 · 2.0%
    25.3%
  5. 05
    Mandarin1,170 · 1.3%
    5.6%
  6. 06
    Macedonian1,010 · 1.1%
    5.6%
  1. 01
    Maltese929 · 1.0%
    23.5%
  2. 02
    Spanish822 · 0.9%
    44.2%
  3. 03
    Cantonese793 · 0.9%
    11.9%
  4. 04
    Hindi730 · 0.8%
    11.8%
  5. 05
    Punjabi696 · 0.8%
    16.7%
  6. 06
    Croatian637 · 0.7%
    11.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 69%
ARA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 69.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 30.6%
Arabic
2,712 · -10.8%
Greek
2,257 · -3.0%
Vietnamese
1,851 · +5.5%
Italian
1,785 · -25.3%
Mandarin
1,170 · -5.6%
Macedonian
1,010 · -5.6%
Maltese
929 · -23.5%
Spanish
822 · +44.2%
Cantonese
793 · -11.9%
Hindi
730 · -11.8%
Punjabi
696 · -16.7%
Croatian
637 · -11.7%
Serbian
557 · -1.2%
Tagalog
429 · +11.4%
Filipino
368 · -1.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Arabic2,712 · 3.0%
    10.8%
  2. 02
    Greek2,257 · 2.5%
    3.0%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese1,851 · 2.1%
    5.5%
  4. 04
    Italian1,785 · 2.0%
    25.3%
  5. 05
    Mandarin1,170 · 1.3%
    5.6%
  6. 06
    Macedonian1,010 · 1.1%
    5.6%
  7. 07
    Maltese929 · 1.0%
    23.5%
  8. 08
    Spanish822 · 0.9%
    44.2%
  9. 09
    Cantonese793 · 0.9%
    11.9%
  10. 10
    Hindi730 · 0.8%
    11.8%
  11. 11
    Punjabi696 · 0.8%
    16.7%
  12. 12
    Croatian637 · 0.7%
    11.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+44.2%
822 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#2
Language
Tagalog
+11.4%
429 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+5.5%
1,851 speakers · 2.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Hobsons Bay.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.