SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Knox

157,151 residents · 111+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
31.2%
48,969 people
Growth since last census
+25.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.98× Victoria avg
1.15× national avg
Population
157,151
CALD residents
48,969
Languages spoken
111
Fastest-growing
+65%
Narrative

Why this matters

Knox is home to 157,151 residents. 31.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 48,969 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Knox 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
    Mandarin11,541 · 7.3%
    43.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese5,502 · 3.5%
    14.6%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese2,676 · 1.7%
    28.1%
  4. 04
    Greek1,619 · 1.0%
    9.4%
  5. 05
    Hindi1,473 · 0.9%
    13.0%
  6. 06
    Tamil1,468 · 0.9%
    33.3%
  1. 01
    Italian1,398 · 0.9%
    20.6%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese1,287 · 0.8%
    9.3%
  3. 03
    Arabic1,161 · 0.7%
    3.7%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)1,106 · 0.7%
    64.6%
  5. 05
    Punjabi1,059 · 0.7%
    37.7%
  6. 06
    Gujarati1,002 · 0.6%
    40.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 69%
MAN
CAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 68.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 31.2%
Mandarin
11,541 · +43.2%
Cantonese
5,502 · +14.6%
Sinhalese
2,676 · +28.1%
Greek
1,619 · -9.4%
Hindi
1,473 · +13.0%
Tamil
1,468 · +33.3%
Italian
1,398 · -20.6%
Vietnamese
1,287 · +9.3%
Arabic
1,161 · +3.7%
Persian (excluding Dari)
1,106 · +64.6%
Punjabi
1,059 · +37.7%
Gujarati
1,002 · +40.7%
Korean
904 · +27.9%
German
769 · -24.2%
Spanish
687 · -0.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin11,541 · 7.3%
    43.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese5,502 · 3.5%
    14.6%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese2,676 · 1.7%
    28.1%
  4. 04
    Greek1,619 · 1.0%
    9.4%
  5. 05
    Hindi1,473 · 0.9%
    13.0%
  6. 06
    Tamil1,468 · 0.9%
    33.3%
  7. 07
    Italian1,398 · 0.9%
    20.6%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese1,287 · 0.8%
    9.3%
  9. 09
    Arabic1,161 · 0.7%
    3.7%
  10. 10
    Persian (excluding Dari)1,106 · 0.7%
    64.6%
  11. 11
    Punjabi1,059 · 0.7%
    37.7%
  12. 12
    Gujarati1,002 · 0.6%
    40.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+64.6%
1,106 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+43.2%
11,541 speakers · 7.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Gujarati
+40.7%
1,002 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Knox.

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