SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Melton

176,576 residents · 142+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
44.9%
79,321 people
Growth since last census
+116.0%
vs previous census
In context
1.41× Victoria avg
1.66× national avg
Population
176,576
CALD residents
79,321
Languages spoken
142
Fastest-growing
+307%
Narrative

Why this matters

Melton is home to 176,576 residents. 44.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 79,321 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Melton 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
    Punjabi10,574 · 6.0%
    ▲306.8%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese4,539 · 2.6%
    ▲68.7%
  3. 03
    Arabic3,616 · 2.0%
    ▲48.8%
  4. 04
    Hindi3,475 · 2.0%
    ▲84.4%
  5. 05
    Tagalog2,978 · 1.7%
    ▲45.5%
  6. 06
    Macedonian2,670 · 1.5%
    ▲14.3%
  1. 01
    Urdu2,515 · 1.4%
    ▲171.0%
  2. 02
    Maltese2,292 · 1.3%
    ▼9.3%
  3. 03
    Filipino2,156 · 1.2%
    ▲49.2%
  4. 04
    Spanish2,007 · 1.1%
    ▲9.1%
  5. 05
    Italian1,675 · 0.9%
    ▼14.4%
  6. 06
    Greek1,587 · 0.9%
    ▲2.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 55%
PUN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 55.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 44.9%
Punjabi
10,574 · +306.8%
Vietnamese
4,539 · +68.7%
Arabic
3,616 · +48.8%
Hindi
3,475 · +84.4%
Tagalog
2,978 · +45.5%
Macedonian
2,670 · +14.3%
Urdu
2,515 · +171.0%
Maltese
2,292 · -9.3%
Filipino
2,156 · +49.2%
Spanish
2,007 · +9.1%
Italian
1,675 · -14.4%
Greek
1,587 · +2.5%
Sinhalese
1,483 · +53.5%
Croatian
1,405 · +14.7%
Samoan
1,400 · +61.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi10,574 · 6.0%
    ▲306.8%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese4,539 · 2.6%
    ▲68.7%
  3. 03
    Arabic3,616 · 2.0%
    ▲48.8%
  4. 04
    Hindi3,475 · 2.0%
    ▲84.4%
  5. 05
    Tagalog2,978 · 1.7%
    ▲45.5%
  6. 06
    Macedonian2,670 · 1.5%
    ▲14.3%
  7. 07
    Urdu2,515 · 1.4%
    ▲171.0%
  8. 08
    Maltese2,292 · 1.3%
    ▼9.3%
  9. 09
    Filipino2,156 · 1.2%
    ▲49.2%
  10. 10
    Spanish2,007 · 1.1%
    ▲9.1%
  11. 11
    Italian1,675 · 0.9%
    ▼14.4%
  12. 12
    Greek1,587 · 0.9%
    ▲2.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+306.8%
10,574 speakers · 6.0% of LGA
#2
Language
Urdu
+171.0%
2,515 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+84.4%
3,475 speakers · 2.0% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Ravenhall
2,294 RESIDENTS
99.5% CALD
Aintree
7,851 RESIDENTS
68.9% CALDTop: Punjabi
Burnside Heights
6,262 RESIDENTS
62.3% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Cobblebank
3,583 RESIDENTS
61.9% CALDTop: Punjabi
Strathtulloh
3,972 RESIDENTS
59.3% CALDTop: Punjabi
Thornhill Park
2,928 RESIDENTS
59.1% CALDTop: Punjabi
Burnside (Vic.)
5,746 RESIDENTS
58.5% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Rockbank
2,645 RESIDENTS
58.0% CALDTop: Punjabi
Bonnie Brook
995 RESIDENTS
54.6% CALDTop: Punjabi
Fraser Rise
8,980 RESIDENTS
54.2% CALDTop: Punjabi
Weir Views
4,209 RESIDENTS
50.1% CALDTop: Punjabi
Taylors Hill
15,297 RESIDENTS
49.4% CALDTop: Vietnamese
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