SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Moonee Valley

120,166 residents · 105+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
31.1%
37,380 people
Growth since last census
+3.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.97× Victoria avg
1.15× national avg
Population
120,166
CALD residents
37,380
Languages spoken
105
Fastest-growing
+62%
Narrative

Why this matters

Moonee Valley is home to 120,166 residents. 31.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 37,380 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Moonee Valley 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
    Italian6,685 · 5.6%
    ▼15.5%
  2. 02
    Greek3,505 · 2.9%
    ▼3.3%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese2,902 · 2.4%
    ▲8.4%
  4. 04
    Mandarin1,995 · 1.7%
    ▼4.5%
  5. 05
    Arabic1,826 · 1.5%
    ▲9.5%
  6. 06
    Cantonese1,807 · 1.5%
    ▲2.4%
  1. 01
    Spanish1,395 · 1.2%
    ▲13.4%
  2. 02
    Croatian912 · 0.8%
    ▼2.6%
  3. 03
    Hindi842 · 0.7%
    ▼6.3%
  4. 04
    Turkish821 · 0.7%
    ▲41.3%
  5. 05
    Nepali589 · 0.5%
    ▲61.8%
  6. 06
    Somali523 · 0.4%
    ▼15.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 69%
ITA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 68.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 31.1%
Italian
6,685 · -15.5%
Greek
3,505 · -3.3%
Vietnamese
2,902 · +8.4%
Mandarin
1,995 · -4.5%
Arabic
1,826 · +9.5%
Cantonese
1,807 · +2.4%
Spanish
1,395 · +13.4%
Croatian
912 · -2.6%
Hindi
842 · -6.3%
Turkish
821 · +41.3%
Nepali
589
Somali
523
Macedonian
515
Maltese
478
Sinhalese
387
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian6,685 · 5.6%
    ▼15.5%
  2. 02
    Greek3,505 · 2.9%
    ▼3.3%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese2,902 · 2.4%
    ▲8.4%
  4. 04
    Mandarin1,995 · 1.7%
    ▼4.5%
  5. 05
    Arabic1,826 · 1.5%
    ▲9.5%
  6. 06
    Cantonese1,807 · 1.5%
    ▲2.4%
  7. 07
    Spanish1,395 · 1.2%
    ▲13.4%
  8. 08
    Croatian912 · 0.8%
    ▼2.6%
  9. 09
    Hindi842 · 0.7%
    ▼6.3%
  10. 10
    Turkish821 · 0.7%
    ▲41.3%
  11. 11
    Nepali589 · 0.5%
    ▲61.8%
  12. 12
    Somali523 · 0.4%
    ▼15.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+61.8%
589 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Turkish
+41.3%
821 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+22.1%
387 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Essendon Fields
13 RESIDENTS
61.5% CALDTop: Japanese
Avondale Heights
12,213 RESIDENTS
50.1% CALDTop: Italian
Travancore
2,076 RESIDENTS
41.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Flemington
6,817 RESIDENTS
39.3% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Keilor East
14,832 RESIDENTS
35.7% CALDTop: Italian
Essendon North
2,996 RESIDENTS
31.6% CALDTop: Italian
Ascot Vale
15,049 RESIDENTS
30.1% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Airport West
8,108 RESIDENTS
28.6% CALDTop: Italian
Moonee Ponds
16,002 RESIDENTS
26.7% CALDTop: Italian
Essendon
20,876 RESIDENTS
25.8% CALDTop: Italian
Essendon West
1,548 RESIDENTS
24.2% CALDTop: Italian
Niddrie
5,836 RESIDENTS
23.8% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Moonee Valley.

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