SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Hume

241,310 residents · 127+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
54.3%
131,088 people
Growth since last census
+51.0%
vs previous census
In context
1.70× Victoria avg
2.01× national avg
Population
241,310
CALD residents
131,088
Languages spoken
127
Fastest-growing
+249%
Narrative

Why this matters

Hume is home to 241,310 residents. 54.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 131,088 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Hume 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
    Arabic22,566 · 9.4%
    ▲38.2%
  2. 02
    Turkish14,818 · 6.1%
    ▲10.2%
  3. 03
    Punjabi12,631 · 5.2%
    ▲150.1%
  4. 04
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic8,393 · 3.5%
    ▲52.2%
  5. 05
    Chaldean Neo-Aramaic7,556 · 3.1%
    ▲17.6%
  6. 06
    Urdu5,418 · 2.2%
    ▲110.4%
  1. 01
    Italian4,842 · 2.0%
    ▼15.6%
  2. 02
    Hindi3,978 · 1.6%
    ▲48.8%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese3,910 · 1.6%
    ▲24.8%
  4. 04
    Nepali3,111 · 1.3%
    ▲248.8%
  5. 05
    Greek2,701 · 1.1%
    ▲0.2%
  6. 06
    Samoan2,039 · 0.8%
    ▲7.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 46%
ARA
TUR
PUN
ASS
CHA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 45.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 54.3%
Arabic
22,566 · +38.2%
Turkish
14,818 · +10.2%
Punjabi
12,631 · +150.1%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
8,393 · +52.2%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
7,556 · +17.6%
Urdu
5,418 · +110.4%
Italian
4,842 · -15.6%
Hindi
3,978 · +48.8%
Sinhalese
3,910 · +24.8%
Nepali
3,111 · +248.8%
Greek
2.7k
Samoan
2.0k
Vietnamese
2.0k
Tagalog
1.6k
Malayalam
1.4k
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Arabic22,566 · 9.4%
    ▲38.2%
  2. 02
    Turkish14,818 · 6.1%
    ▲10.2%
  3. 03
    Punjabi12,631 · 5.2%
    ▲150.1%
  4. 04
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic8,393 · 3.5%
    ▲52.2%
  5. 05
    Chaldean Neo-Aramaic7,556 · 3.1%
    ▲17.6%
  6. 06
    Urdu5,418 · 2.2%
    ▲110.4%
  7. 07
    Italian4,842 · 2.0%
    ▼15.6%
  8. 08
    Hindi3,978 · 1.6%
    ▲48.8%
  9. 09
    Sinhalese3,910 · 1.6%
    ▲24.8%
  10. 10
    Nepali3,111 · 1.3%
    ▲248.8%
  11. 11
    Greek2,701 · 1.1%
    ▲0.2%
  12. 12
    Samoan2,039 · 0.8%
    ▲7.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+248.8%
3,111 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+150.1%
12,631 speakers · 5.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+110.4%
5,418 speakers · 2.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Somerton (Vic.)
5 RESIDENTS
100.0% CALDTop: Italian
Dallas
6,700 RESIDENTS
77.0% CALDTop: Turkish
Meadow Heights
14,739 RESIDENTS
76.3% CALDTop: Turkish
Roxburgh Park
23,978 RESIDENTS
75.5% CALDTop: Arabic
Campbellfield
5,151 RESIDENTS
75.1% CALDTop: Arabic
Broadmeadows (Vic.)
12,317 RESIDENTS
72.8% CALDTop: Arabic
Coolaroo
3,108 RESIDENTS
65.6% CALDTop: Arabic
Craigieburn
64,180 RESIDENTS
64.5% CALDTop: Punjabi
Kalkallo
5,457 RESIDENTS
64.3% CALDTop: Punjabi
Mickleham
17,517 RESIDENTS
62.4% CALDTop: Punjabi
Jacana
2,163 RESIDENTS
55.4% CALDTop: Arabic
Melbourne Airport
123 RESIDENTS
50.4% CALDTop: Spanish
Use this data

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