SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Port Phillip

99,896 residents · 97+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
26.0%
25,944 people
Growth since last census
+10.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.80× Victoria avg
0.95× national avg
Population
99,896
CALD residents
25,944
Languages spoken
97
Fastest-growing
+62%
Narrative

Why this matters

Port Phillip is home to 99,896 residents. 26.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 25,944 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Port Phillip 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
    Greek2,586 · 2.6%
    ▼2.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin2,127 · 2.1%
    ▲0.1%
  3. 03
    Spanish1,911 · 1.9%
    ▲61.5%
  4. 04
    Italian1,211 · 1.2%
    ▼19.1%
  5. 05
    Russian1,127 · 1.1%
    ▼16.6%
  6. 06
    French1,032 · 1.0%
    ▲0.1%
  1. 01
    Hindi723 · 0.7%
    ▲1.3%
  2. 02
    Cantonese674 · 0.7%
    ▼6.4%
  3. 03
    German577 · 0.6%
    ▼11.0%
  4. 04
    Portuguese575 · 0.6%
    ▲55.0%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese461 · 0.5%
    ▲23.9%
  6. 06
    Arabic345 · 0.3%
    ▲11.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 74%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 74.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 26.0%
Greek
2,586 · -2.6%
Mandarin
2,127 · +0.1%
Spanish
1,911 · +61.5%
Italian
1,211 · -19.1%
Russian
1,127 · -16.6%
French
1,032 · +0.1%
Hindi
723 · +1.3%
Cantonese
674 · -6.4%
German
577 · -11.0%
Portuguese
575 · +55.0%
Vietnamese
461
Arabic
345
Polish
335
Hebrew
321
Japanese
317
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Greek2,586 · 2.6%
    ▼2.6%
  2. 02
    Mandarin2,127 · 2.1%
    ▲0.1%
  3. 03
    Spanish1,911 · 1.9%
    ▲61.5%
  4. 04
    Italian1,211 · 1.2%
    ▼19.1%
  5. 05
    Russian1,127 · 1.1%
    ▼16.6%
  6. 06
    French1,032 · 1.0%
    ▲0.1%
  7. 07
    Hindi723 · 0.7%
    ▲1.3%
  8. 08
    Cantonese674 · 0.7%
    ▼6.4%
  9. 09
    German577 · 0.6%
    ▼11.0%
  10. 10
    Portuguese575 · 0.6%
    ▲55.0%
  11. 11
    Vietnamese461 · 0.5%
    ▲23.9%
  12. 12
    Arabic345 · 0.3%
    ▲11.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+61.5%
1,911 speakers · 1.9% of LGA
#2
Language
Portuguese
+55.0%
575 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+23.9%
461 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

South Melbourne
11,387 RESIDENTS
28.0% CALDTop: Mandarin
Balaclava (Vic.)
5,557 RESIDENTS
27.4% CALDTop: Greek
Ripponlea
1,514 RESIDENTS
27.2% CALDTop: Yiddish
St Kilda (Vic.)
19,117 RESIDENTS
26.1% CALDTop: Spanish
Port Melbourne
17,339 RESIDENTS
25.5% CALDTop: Greek
St Kilda East
12,310 RESIDENTS
25.4% CALDTop: Yiddish
St Kilda West
2,908 RESIDENTS
21.6% CALDTop: Greek
Albert Park (Vic.)
5,947 RESIDENTS
20.4% CALDTop: Greek
Middle Park (Vic.)
3,941 RESIDENTS
19.0% CALDTop: Greek
Elwood
14,546 RESIDENTS
18.8% CALDTop: Greek
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Port Phillip.

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