SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Monash

188,061 residents · 119+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
55.6%
104,492 people
Growth since last census
+14.2%
vs previous census
In context
1.74× Victoria avg
2.05× national avg
Population
188,061
CALD residents
104,492
Languages spoken
119
Fastest-growing
+91%
Narrative

Why this matters

Monash is home to 188,061 residents. 55.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 104,492 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Monash 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
    Mandarin29,008 · 15.4%
    8.2%
  2. 02
    Greek10,201 · 5.4%
    1.7%
  3. 03
    Cantonese8,711 · 4.6%
    0.1%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese5,593 · 3.0%
    19.4%
  5. 05
    Hindi4,226 · 2.2%
    39.8%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese3,487 · 1.9%
    19.1%
  1. 01
    Tamil3,175 · 1.7%
    20.8%
  2. 02
    Italian3,057 · 1.6%
    19.4%
  3. 03
    Korean2,198 · 1.2%
    8.7%
  4. 04
    Punjabi1,866 · 1.0%
    24.3%
  5. 05
    Gujarati1,684 · 0.9%
    90.9%
  6. 06
    Indonesian1,612 · 0.9%
    4.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 44%
MAN
GRE
CAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 44.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 55.6%
Mandarin
29,008 · +8.2%
Greek
10,201 · -1.7%
Cantonese
8,711 · +0.1%
Sinhalese
5,593 · +19.4%
Hindi
4,226 · +39.8%
Vietnamese
3,487 · +19.1%
Tamil
3,175 · +20.8%
Italian
3,057 · -19.4%
Korean
2,198 · -8.7%
Punjabi
1,866 · +24.3%
Gujarati
1.7k
Indonesian
1.6k
Telugu
1.5k
Arabic
1.3k
Spanish
1.1k
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin29,008 · 15.4%
    8.2%
  2. 02
    Greek10,201 · 5.4%
    1.7%
  3. 03
    Cantonese8,711 · 4.6%
    0.1%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese5,593 · 3.0%
    19.4%
  5. 05
    Hindi4,226 · 2.2%
    39.8%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese3,487 · 1.9%
    19.1%
  7. 07
    Tamil3,175 · 1.7%
    20.8%
  8. 08
    Italian3,057 · 1.6%
    19.4%
  9. 09
    Korean2,198 · 1.2%
    8.7%
  10. 10
    Punjabi1,866 · 1.0%
    24.3%
  11. 11
    Gujarati1,684 · 0.9%
    90.9%
  12. 12
    Indonesian1,612 · 0.9%
    4.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gujarati
+90.9%
1,684 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#2
Language
Telugu
+89.7%
1,508 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+39.8%
4,226 speakers · 2.2% of LGA
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