SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Mitchell

48,902 residents · 80+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
16.5%
8,070 people
Growth since last census
+249.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.52× Victoria avg
0.61× national avg
Population
48,902
CALD residents
8,070
Languages spoken
80
Fastest-growing
+675%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mitchell is home to 48,902 residents. 16.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 8,070 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mitchell 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
    Punjabi1,132 · 2.3%
    675.3%
  2. 02
    Italian363 · 0.7%
    0.8%
  3. 03
    Hindi272 · 0.6%
    212.6%
  4. 04
    Arabic243 · 0.5%
    120.9%
  5. 05
    Mandarin234 · 0.5%
    33.7%
  6. 06
    Hmong214 · 0.4%
    181.6%
  1. 01
    Turkish211 · 0.4%
    139.8%
  2. 02
    Greek197 · 0.4%
    55.1%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese161 · 0.3%
    133.3%
  4. 04
    Macedonian132 · 0.3%
    29.4%
  5. 05
    Tagalog128 · 0.3%
    75.3%
  6. 06
    Urdu122 · 0.2%
    165.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 83%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 83.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 16.5%
Punjabi
1,132 · +675.3%
Italian
363 · +0.8%
Hindi
272 · +212.6%
Arabic
243 · +120.9%
Mandarin
234 · +33.7%
Hmong
214 · +181.6%
Turkish
211 · +139.8%
Greek
197 · +55.1%
Sinhalese
161 · +133.3%
Macedonian
132 · +29.4%
Tagalog
128 · +75.3%
Urdu
122 · +165.2%
Samoan
117 · +148.9%
German
91 · -4.2%
Malayalam
86 · +330.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi1,132 · 2.3%
    675.3%
  2. 02
    Italian363 · 0.7%
    0.8%
  3. 03
    Hindi272 · 0.6%
    212.6%
  4. 04
    Arabic243 · 0.5%
    120.9%
  5. 05
    Mandarin234 · 0.5%
    33.7%
  6. 06
    Hmong214 · 0.4%
    181.6%
  7. 07
    Turkish211 · 0.4%
    139.8%
  8. 08
    Greek197 · 0.4%
    55.1%
  9. 09
    Sinhalese161 · 0.3%
    133.3%
  10. 10
    Macedonian132 · 0.3%
    29.4%
  11. 11
    Tagalog128 · 0.3%
    75.3%
  12. 12
    Urdu122 · 0.2%
    165.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+675.3%
1,132 speakers · 2.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Malayalam
+330.0%
86 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+212.6%
272 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Use this data

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