SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Mildura

56,269 residents · 77+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
19.1%
10,739 people
Growth since last census
+99.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.60× Victoria avg
0.71× national avg
Population
56,269
CALD residents
10,739
Languages spoken
77
Fastest-growing
+395%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mildura is home to 56,269 residents. 19.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,739 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mildura 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
    Mandarin955 · 1.7%
    203.2%
  2. 02
    Italian800 · 1.4%
    20.4%
  3. 03
    Turkish413 · 0.7%
    7.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese407 · 0.7%
    159.2%
  5. 05
    Punjabi383 · 0.7%
    74.9%
  6. 06
    Malay322 · 0.6%
    395.4%
  1. 01
    Greek293 · 0.5%
    7.7%
  2. 02
    Tongan289 · 0.5%
    1.8%
  3. 03
    Hazaraghi285 · 0.5%
    9.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese156 · 0.3%
    23.8%
  5. 05
    Malayalam153 · 0.3%
    96.2%
  6. 06
    Thai123 · 0.2%
    173.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 81%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 80.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 19.1%
Mandarin
955 · +203.2%
Italian
800 · -20.4%
Turkish
413 · -7.0%
Vietnamese
407 · +159.2%
Punjabi
383 · +74.9%
Malay
322 · +395.4%
Greek
293 · +7.7%
Tongan
289 · +1.8%
Hazaraghi
285 · +9.2%
Cantonese
156 · +23.8%
Malayalam
153
Thai
123
Tagalog
110
Samoan
88
Tamil
86
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin955 · 1.7%
    203.2%
  2. 02
    Italian800 · 1.4%
    20.4%
  3. 03
    Turkish413 · 0.7%
    7.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese407 · 0.7%
    159.2%
  5. 05
    Punjabi383 · 0.7%
    74.9%
  6. 06
    Malay322 · 0.6%
    395.4%
  7. 07
    Greek293 · 0.5%
    7.7%
  8. 08
    Tongan289 · 0.5%
    1.8%
  9. 09
    Hazaraghi285 · 0.5%
    9.2%
  10. 10
    Cantonese156 · 0.3%
    23.8%
  11. 11
    Malayalam153 · 0.3%
    96.2%
  12. 12
    Thai123 · 0.2%
    173.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malay
+395.4%
322 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Mandarin
+203.2%
955 speakers · 1.7% of LGA
#3
Language
Thai
+173.3%
123 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Mildura.

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