SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Manningham

123,289 residents · 99+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
48.7%
60,076 people
Growth since last census
+23.7%
vs previous census
In context
1.53× Victoria avg
1.80× national avg
Population
123,289
CALD residents
60,076
Languages spoken
99
Fastest-growing
+72%
Narrative

Why this matters

Manningham is home to 123,289 residents. 48.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 60,076 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Manningham 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
    Mandarin17,338 · 14.1%
    39.1%
  2. 02
    Cantonese10,562 · 8.6%
    12.3%
  3. 03
    Greek6,944 · 5.6%
    0.5%
  4. 04
    Italian3,840 · 3.1%
    21.8%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)3,274 · 2.7%
    51.2%
  6. 06
    Arabic2,360 · 1.9%
    33.6%
  1. 01
    Korean1,070 · 0.9%
    24.0%
  2. 02
    Hindi1,007 · 0.8%
    34.4%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese778 · 0.6%
    13.1%
  4. 04
    Urdu617 · 0.5%
    66.8%
  5. 05
    Punjabi593 · 0.5%
    45.0%
  6. 06
    Indonesian498 · 0.4%
    31.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 51%
MAN
CAN
GRE
ITA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 51.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 48.7%
Mandarin
17,338 · +39.1%
Cantonese
10,562 · +12.3%
Greek
6,944 · -0.5%
Italian
3,840 · -21.8%
Persian (excluding Dari)
3,274 · +51.2%
Arabic
2.4k
Korean
1.1k
Hindi
1.0k
Vietnamese
778
Urdu
617
Punjabi
Indonesian
Macedonian
Sinhalese
Spanish
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin17,338 · 14.1%
    39.1%
  2. 02
    Cantonese10,562 · 8.6%
    12.3%
  3. 03
    Greek6,944 · 5.6%
    0.5%
  4. 04
    Italian3,840 · 3.1%
    21.8%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)3,274 · 2.7%
    51.2%
  6. 06
    Arabic2,360 · 1.9%
    33.6%
  7. 07
    Korean1,070 · 0.9%
    24.0%
  8. 08
    Hindi1,007 · 0.8%
    34.4%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese778 · 0.6%
    13.1%
  10. 10
    Urdu617 · 0.5%
    66.8%
  11. 11
    Punjabi593 · 0.5%
    45.0%
  12. 12
    Indonesian498 · 0.4%
    31.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Sinhalese
+72.3%
436 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Urdu
+66.8%
617 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+51.2%
3,274 speakers · 2.7% of LGA
Use this data

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