SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Maroondah

113,367 residents · 100+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
22.0%
24,984 people
Growth since last census
+32.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.69× Victoria avg
0.81× national avg
Population
113,367
CALD residents
24,984
Languages spoken
100
Fastest-growing
+67%
Narrative

Why this matters

Maroondah is home to 113,367 residents. 22.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 24,984 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Maroondah 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
    Mandarin5,430 · 4.8%
    50.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese1,902 · 1.7%
    37.5%
  3. 03
    Chin Haka1,048 · 0.9%
    8.3%
  4. 04
    Hindi764 · 0.7%
    26.7%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)739 · 0.7%
    46.6%
  6. 06
    Italian615 · 0.5%
    22.2%
  1. 01
    Punjabi581 · 0.5%
    3.8%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese540 · 0.5%
    26.2%
  3. 03
    Greek528 · 0.5%
    3.8%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese527 · 0.5%
    30.8%
  5. 05
    Zomi521 · 0.5%
    21.2%
  6. 06
    Spanish517 · 0.5%
    17.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 78%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 78.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 22.0%
Mandarin
5,430 · +50.4%
Cantonese
1,902 · +37.5%
Chin Haka
1,048 · -8.3%
Hindi
764 · +26.7%
Persian (excluding Dari)
739 · +46.6%
Italian
615 · -22.2%
Punjabi
581 · +3.8%
Vietnamese
540 · +26.2%
Greek
528 · -3.8%
Sinhalese
527 · +30.8%
Zomi
521 · +21.2%
Spanish
517 · +17.8%
Korean
455 · +67.3%
Arabic
428 · +26.6%
German
344 · -26.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin5,430 · 4.8%
    50.4%
  2. 02
    Cantonese1,902 · 1.7%
    37.5%
  3. 03
    Chin Haka1,048 · 0.9%
    8.3%
  4. 04
    Hindi764 · 0.7%
    26.7%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)739 · 0.7%
    46.6%
  6. 06
    Italian615 · 0.5%
    22.2%
  7. 07
    Punjabi581 · 0.5%
    3.8%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese540 · 0.5%
    26.2%
  9. 09
    Greek528 · 0.5%
    3.8%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese527 · 0.5%
    30.8%
  11. 11
    Zomi521 · 0.5%
    21.2%
  12. 12
    Spanish517 · 0.5%
    17.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Korean
+67.3%
455 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+50.4%
5,430 speakers · 4.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+46.6%
739 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
Use this data

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