SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Moorabool

37,065 residents · 67+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.9%
4,423 people
Growth since last census
+215.2%
vs previous census
In context
0.37× Victoria avg
0.44× national avg
Population
37,065
CALD residents
4,423
Languages spoken
67
Fastest-growing
+713%
Narrative

Why this matters

Moorabool is home to 37,065 residents. 11.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,423 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Moorabool 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
    Punjabi595 · 1.6%
    507.1%
  2. 02
    Maltese136 · 0.4%
    9.7%
  3. 03
    Italian132 · 0.4%
    2.9%
  4. 04
    Hindi122 · 0.3%
    154.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish106 · 0.3%
    135.6%
  6. 06
    Greek86 · 0.2%
    19.4%
  1. 01
    Serbian73 · 0.2%
    35.2%
  2. 02
    Mandarin66 · 0.2%
    94.1%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese65 · 0.2%
    97.0%
  4. 04
    Urdu65 · 0.2%
    712.5%
  5. 05
    Tagalog64 · 0.2%
    300.0%
  6. 06
    German63 · 0.2%
    4.5%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 88%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.9%
Punjabi
595 · +507.1%
Maltese
136 · +9.7%
Italian
132 · -2.9%
Hindi
122 · +154.2%
Spanish
106 · +135.6%
Greek
86 · +19.4%
Serbian
73 · +35.2%
Mandarin
66 · +94.1%
Vietnamese
65 · +97.0%
Urdu
65 · +712.5%
Tagalog
64 · +300.0%
German
63 · -4.5%
Croatian
53 · -8.6%
Macedonian
53 · +96.3%
Tamil
46 · +411.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi595 · 1.6%
    507.1%
  2. 02
    Maltese136 · 0.4%
    9.7%
  3. 03
    Italian132 · 0.4%
    2.9%
  4. 04
    Hindi122 · 0.3%
    154.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish106 · 0.3%
    135.6%
  6. 06
    Greek86 · 0.2%
    19.4%
  7. 07
    Serbian73 · 0.2%
    35.2%
  8. 08
    Mandarin66 · 0.2%
    94.1%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese65 · 0.2%
    97.0%
  10. 10
    Urdu65 · 0.2%
    712.5%
  11. 11
    Tagalog64 · 0.2%
    300.0%
  12. 12
    German63 · 0.2%
    4.5%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Urdu
+712.5%
65 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+507.1%
595 speakers · 1.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Tamil
+411.1%
46 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Moorabool.

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