SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Stonnington

102,751 residents · 92+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
25.5%
26,242 people
Growth since last census
+0.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.80× Victoria avg
0.94× national avg
Population
102,751
CALD residents
26,242
Languages spoken
92
Fastest-growing
+31%
Narrative

Why this matters

Stonnington is home to 102,751 residents. 25.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 26,242 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Stonnington 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
    Mandarin4,791 · 4.7%
    3.9%
  2. 02
    Greek3,436 · 3.3%
    2.3%
  3. 03
    Cantonese1,469 · 1.4%
    0.9%
  4. 04
    Spanish1,198 · 1.2%
    31.1%
  5. 05
    Italian881 · 0.9%
    27.2%
  6. 06
    Hindi744 · 0.7%
    12.0%
  1. 01
    French678 · 0.7%
    14.0%
  2. 02
    Russian667 · 0.6%
    16.2%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese634 · 0.6%
    3.4%
  4. 04
    Japanese383 · 0.4%
    17.1%
  5. 05
    Indonesian352 · 0.3%
    25.1%
  6. 06
    Arabic337 · 0.3%
    7.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 74%
MAN
GRE
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 74.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 25.5%
Mandarin
4,791 · -3.9%
Greek
3,436 · -2.3%
Cantonese
1,469 · -0.9%
Spanish
1,198 · +31.1%
Italian
881 · -27.2%
Hindi
744 · -12.0%
French
678 · -14.0%
Russian
667 · -16.2%
Vietnamese
634 · +3.4%
Japanese
383 · -17.1%
Indonesian
352
Arabic
337
Gujarati
331
German
312
Sinhalese
293
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin4,791 · 4.7%
    3.9%
  2. 02
    Greek3,436 · 3.3%
    2.3%
  3. 03
    Cantonese1,469 · 1.4%
    0.9%
  4. 04
    Spanish1,198 · 1.2%
    31.1%
  5. 05
    Italian881 · 0.9%
    27.2%
  6. 06
    Hindi744 · 0.7%
    12.0%
  7. 07
    French678 · 0.7%
    14.0%
  8. 08
    Russian667 · 0.6%
    16.2%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese634 · 0.6%
    3.4%
  10. 10
    Japanese383 · 0.4%
    17.1%
  11. 11
    Indonesian352 · 0.3%
    25.1%
  12. 12
    Arabic337 · 0.3%
    7.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Spanish
+31.1%
1,198 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Arabic
+7.0%
337 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+4.6%
293 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Stonnington.

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