SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Nillumbik

62,220 residents · 80+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.4%
7,092 people
Growth since last census
+30.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.35× Victoria avg
0.42× national avg
Population
62,220
CALD residents
7,092
Languages spoken
80
Fastest-growing
+196%
Narrative

Why this matters

Nillumbik is home to 62,220 residents. 11.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 7,092 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Nillumbik 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
    Italian762 · 1.2%
    ▼26.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin693 · 1.1%
    ▲37.5%
  3. 03
    Greek501 · 0.8%
    ▼1.0%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)302 · 0.5%
    ▲196.1%
  5. 05
    Arabic216 · 0.3%
    ▲45.9%
  6. 06
    Macedonian215 · 0.3%
    ▼19.2%
  1. 01
    German207 · 0.3%
    ▼15.2%
  2. 02
    Spanish199 · 0.3%
    ▲42.1%
  3. 03
    Cantonese152 · 0.2%
    ▲7.8%
  4. 04
    French138 · 0.2%
    ▲0.0%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese133 · 0.2%
    ▲92.8%
  6. 06
    Turkish113 · 0.2%
    ▲71.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 88.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.4%
Italian
762 · -26.8%
Mandarin
693 · +37.5%
Greek
501 · -1.0%
Persian (excluding Dari)
302 · +196.1%
Arabic
216 · +45.9%
Macedonian
215 · -19.2%
German
207 · -15.2%
Spanish
199 · +42.1%
Cantonese
152 · +7.8%
French
138 · 0.0%
Sinhalese
133 · +92.8%
Turkish
113 · +71.2%
Hindi
109 · +12.4%
Serbian
98 · +27.3%
Dutch
97 · -3.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian762 · 1.2%
    ▼26.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin693 · 1.1%
    ▲37.5%
  3. 03
    Greek501 · 0.8%
    ▼1.0%
  4. 04
    Persian (excluding Dari)302 · 0.5%
    ▲196.1%
  5. 05
    Arabic216 · 0.3%
    ▲45.9%
  6. 06
    Macedonian215 · 0.3%
    ▼19.2%
  7. 07
    German207 · 0.3%
    ▼15.2%
  8. 08
    Spanish199 · 0.3%
    ▲42.1%
  9. 09
    Cantonese152 · 0.2%
    ▲7.8%
  10. 10
    French138 · 0.2%
    ▲0.0%
  11. 11
    Sinhalese133 · 0.2%
    ▲92.8%
  12. 12
    Turkish113 · 0.2%
    ▲71.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+196.1%
302 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Sinhalese
+92.8%
133 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Turkish
+71.2%
113 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Plenty (Vic.)
2,539 RESIDENTS
15.1% CALDTop: Italian
Yarrambat
1,593 RESIDENTS
14.4% CALDTop: Italian
Strathewen
195 RESIDENTS
13.3% CALD
Eltham (Vic.)
18,499 RESIDENTS
12.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Eltham North
6,701 RESIDENTS
11.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Nutfield
146 RESIDENTS
11.0% CALDTop: Arabic
Diamond Creek
12,487 RESIDENTS
10.7% CALDTop: Italian
Kangaroo Ground
1,194 RESIDENTS
10.1% CALDTop: Italian
St Andrews (Vic.)
1,175 RESIDENTS
9.1% CALDTop: French
Smiths Gully
361 RESIDENTS
8.6% CALDTop: German
Christmas Hills (Vic.)
373 RESIDENTS
8.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
North Warrandyte
2,982 RESIDENTS
7.8% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Nillumbik.

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