SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Mansfield

10,154 residents · 29+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.1%
1,125 people
Growth since last census
+37.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.35× Victoria avg
0.41× national avg
Population
10,154
CALD residents
1,125
Languages spoken
29
Fastest-growing
+300%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mansfield is home to 10,154 residents. 11.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,125 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mansfield 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
    German68 · 0.7%
    28.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin64 · 0.6%
    18.5%
  3. 03
    Spanish22 · 0.2%
    69.2%
  4. 04
    French20 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Italian19 · 0.2%
    46.2%
  6. 06
    Dutch16 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Russian15 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Japanese13 · 0.1%
    44.4%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese13 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Urdu12 · 0.1%
    300.0%
  5. 05
    Croatian12 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  6. 06
    Punjabi12 · 0.1%
    36.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.1%
German
68 · +28.3%
Mandarin
64 · +18.5%
Spanish
22 · +69.2%
French
20 · 0.0%
Italian
19 · +46.2%
Dutch
16 · 0.0%
Russian
15 · 0.0%
Japanese
13 · +44.4%
Vietnamese
13 · 0.0%
Urdu
12 · +300.0%
Croatian
12 · +200.0%
Punjabi
12 · -36.8%
Swedish
11 · 0.0%
Cantonese
9 · -35.7%
Slovak
8 · -46.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    German68 · 0.7%
    28.3%
  2. 02
    Mandarin64 · 0.6%
    18.5%
  3. 03
    Spanish22 · 0.2%
    69.2%
  4. 04
    French20 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Italian19 · 0.2%
    46.2%
  6. 06
    Dutch16 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Russian15 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Japanese13 · 0.1%
    44.4%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese13 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Urdu12 · 0.1%
    300.0%
  11. 11
    Croatian12 · 0.1%
    200.0%
  12. 12
    Punjabi12 · 0.1%
    36.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Urdu
+300.0%
12 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Croatian
+200.0%
12 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Spanish
+69.2%
22 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Mansfield.

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