SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Latrobe (Vic.)

76,263 residents · 81+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
13.0%
9,946 people
Growth since last census
+68.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.41× Victoria avg
0.48× national avg
Population
76,263
CALD residents
9,946
Languages spoken
81
Fastest-growing
+303%
Narrative

Why this matters

Latrobe (Vic.) is home to 76,263 residents. 13.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 9,946 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Latrobe (Vic.) 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
    Italian601 · 0.8%
    25.8%
  2. 02
    Greek271 · 0.4%
    26.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin245 · 0.3%
    3.9%
  4. 04
    Malayalam206 · 0.3%
    178.4%
  5. 05
    Tagalog202 · 0.3%
    77.2%
  6. 06
    Punjabi161 · 0.2%
    302.5%
  1. 01
    Filipino153 · 0.2%
    82.1%
  2. 02
    Arabic146 · 0.2%
    12.0%
  3. 03
    Maltese137 · 0.2%
    33.8%
  4. 04
    German131 · 0.2%
    17.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish124 · 0.2%
    65.3%
  6. 06
    Dutch108 · 0.1%
    40.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 13.0%
Italian
601 · -25.8%
Greek
271 · -26.0%
Mandarin
245 · -3.9%
Malayalam
206 · +178.4%
Tagalog
202 · +77.2%
Punjabi
161 · +302.5%
Filipino
153 · +82.1%
Arabic
146 · -12.0%
Maltese
137 · -33.8%
German
131 · -17.1%
Spanish
124 · +65.3%
Dutch
108 · -40.0%
Vietnamese
107 · +23.0%
Sinhalese
102 · +78.9%
Cantonese
92 · +15.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian601 · 0.8%
    25.8%
  2. 02
    Greek271 · 0.4%
    26.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin245 · 0.3%
    3.9%
  4. 04
    Malayalam206 · 0.3%
    178.4%
  5. 05
    Tagalog202 · 0.3%
    77.2%
  6. 06
    Punjabi161 · 0.2%
    302.5%
  7. 07
    Filipino153 · 0.2%
    82.1%
  8. 08
    Arabic146 · 0.2%
    12.0%
  9. 09
    Maltese137 · 0.2%
    33.8%
  10. 10
    German131 · 0.2%
    17.1%
  11. 11
    Spanish124 · 0.2%
    65.3%
  12. 12
    Dutch108 · 0.1%
    40.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+302.5%
161 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Malayalam
+178.4%
206 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+82.1%
153 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Latrobe (Vic.).

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