SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Macedon Ranges

51,019 residents · 62+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
8.7%
4,435 people
Growth since last census
+28.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.27× Victoria avg
0.32× national avg
Population
51,019
CALD residents
4,435
Languages spoken
62
Fastest-growing
+184%
Narrative

Why this matters

Macedon Ranges is home to 51,019 residents. 8.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,435 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Macedon Ranges 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
    Italian215 · 0.4%
    ▼42.2%
  2. 02
    Mandarin155 · 0.3%
    ▼6.6%
  3. 03
    German129 · 0.3%
    ▼31.0%
  4. 04
    Greek121 · 0.2%
    ▲13.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish110 · 0.2%
    ▲18.3%
  6. 06
    French98 · 0.2%
    ▲42.0%
  1. 01
    Maltese85 · 0.2%
    ▼29.2%
  2. 02
    Punjabi66 · 0.1%
    ▲127.6%
  3. 03
    Dutch63 · 0.1%
    ▲85.3%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans55 · 0.1%
    ▲41.0%
  5. 05
    Arabic54 · 0.1%
    ▲184.2%
  6. 06
    Croatian53 · 0.1%
    ▲43.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 91%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 91.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 8.7%
Italian
215 · -42.2%
Mandarin
155 · -6.6%
German
129 · -31.0%
Greek
121 · +13.1%
Spanish
110 · +18.3%
French
98 · +42.0%
Maltese
85 · -29.2%
Punjabi
66 · +127.6%
Dutch
63 · +85.3%
Afrikaans
55 · +41.0%
Arabic
54 · +184.2%
Croatian
53 · +43.2%
Polish
49 · +8.9%
Turkish
42 · +44.8%
Tagalog
41 · +46.4%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian215 · 0.4%
    ▼42.2%
  2. 02
    Mandarin155 · 0.3%
    ▼6.6%
  3. 03
    German129 · 0.3%
    ▼31.0%
  4. 04
    Greek121 · 0.2%
    ▲13.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish110 · 0.2%
    ▲18.3%
  6. 06
    French98 · 0.2%
    ▲42.0%
  7. 07
    Maltese85 · 0.2%
    ▼29.2%
  8. 08
    Punjabi66 · 0.1%
    ▲127.6%
  9. 09
    Dutch63 · 0.1%
    ▲85.3%
  10. 10
    Afrikaans55 · 0.1%
    ▲41.0%
  11. 11
    Arabic54 · 0.1%
    ▲184.2%
  12. 12
    Croatian53 · 0.1%
    ▲43.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Arabic
+184.2%
54 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+127.6%
66 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Dutch
+85.3%
63 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Pastoria
249 RESIDENTS
22.5% CALDTop: Gilbertese
Clarkefield
471 RESIDENTS
16.3% CALDTop: Arabic
Tylden
798 RESIDENTS
16.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Springfield (Macedon Ranges - Vic.)
446 RESIDENTS
15.5% CALDTop: Italian
Ashbourne (Vic.)
358 RESIDENTS
14.0% CALDTop: German
Gisborne South
853 RESIDENTS
12.8% CALDTop: Maltese
Darraweit Guim
395 RESIDENTS
12.7% CALDTop: Thai
Bullengarook
714 RESIDENTS
12.5% CALDTop: Italian
Hesket
337 RESIDENTS
12.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Woodend North
333 RESIDENTS
10.8% CALDTop: Dutch
Mount Macedon
1,434 RESIDENTS
10.5% CALDTop: Greek
Malmsbury
965 RESIDENTS
10.5% CALDTop: Spanish
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Macedon Ranges.

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