SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Maribyrnong

83,531 residents · 111+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
42.3%
35,295 people
Growth since last census
-1.4%
vs previous census
In context
1.30× Victoria avg
1.55× national avg
Population
83,531
CALD residents
35,295
Languages spoken
111
Fastest-growing
+42%
Narrative

Why this matters

Maribyrnong is home to 83,531 residents. 42.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 35,295 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Maribyrnong 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
    Vietnamese9,952 · 11.9%
    1.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese2,428 · 2.9%
    0.8%
  3. 03
    Mandarin2,013 · 2.4%
    22.9%
  4. 04
    Greek1,612 · 1.9%
    9.6%
  5. 05
    Spanish1,490 · 1.8%
    41.5%
  6. 06
    Italian1,216 · 1.5%
    15.2%
  1. 01
    Telugu957 · 1.1%
    3.5%
  2. 02
    Arabic709 · 0.8%
    8.2%
  3. 03
    Macedonian658 · 0.8%
    7.5%
  4. 04
    Hindi555 · 0.7%
    34.4%
  5. 05
    Tagalog533 · 0.6%
    7.5%
  6. 06
    Urdu528 · 0.6%
    8.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 58%
VIE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 57.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 42.3%
Vietnamese
9,952 · +1.7%
Cantonese
2,428 · -0.8%
Mandarin
2,013 · -22.9%
Greek
1,612 · -9.6%
Spanish
1,490 · +41.5%
Italian
1,216 · -15.2%
Telugu
957 · +3.5%
Arabic
709 · -8.2%
Macedonian
658 · -7.5%
Hindi
555 · -34.4%
Tagalog
533
Urdu
528
Nepali
492
Croatian
430
Bengali
430
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese9,952 · 11.9%
    1.7%
  2. 02
    Cantonese2,428 · 2.9%
    0.8%
  3. 03
    Mandarin2,013 · 2.4%
    22.9%
  4. 04
    Greek1,612 · 1.9%
    9.6%
  5. 05
    Spanish1,490 · 1.8%
    41.5%
  6. 06
    Italian1,216 · 1.5%
    15.2%
  7. 07
    Telugu957 · 1.1%
    3.5%
  8. 08
    Arabic709 · 0.8%
    8.2%
  9. 09
    Macedonian658 · 0.8%
    7.5%
  10. 10
    Hindi555 · 0.7%
    34.4%
  11. 11
    Tagalog533 · 0.6%
    7.5%
  12. 12
    Urdu528 · 0.6%
    8.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+41.5%
1,490 speakers · 1.8% of LGA
#2
Language
Tagalog
+7.5%
533 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Telugu
+3.5%
957 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
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