SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Victoria

Wyndham

287,939 residents · 150+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
55.4%
159,375 people
Growth since last census
+85.8%
vs previous census
In context
1.73× Victoria avg
2.05× national avg
Population
287,939
CALD residents
159,375
Languages spoken
150
Fastest-growing
+165%
Narrative

Why this matters

Wyndham is home to 287,939 residents. 55.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 159,375 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Wyndham 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
    Punjabi20,835 · 7.2%
    ▲165.3%
  2. 02
    Hindi13,958 · 4.8%
    ▲81.9%
  3. 03
    Mandarin10,507 · 3.6%
    ▲45.2%
  4. 04
    Urdu8,408 · 2.9%
    ▲126.9%
  5. 05
    Telugu7,330 · 2.5%
    ▲165.3%
  6. 06
    Gujarati6,924 · 2.4%
    ▲115.1%
  1. 01
    Arabic5,607 · 1.9%
    ▲34.3%
  2. 02
    Tamil4,300 · 1.5%
    ▲130.2%
  3. 03
    Bengali3,959 · 1.4%
    ▲74.2%
  4. 04
    Tagalog3,707 · 1.3%
    ▲31.6%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese3,049 · 1.1%
    ▲43.0%
  6. 06
    Karen2,974 · 1.0%
    ▲25.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 45%
PUN
HIN
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 44.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 55.4%
Punjabi
20,835 · +165.3%
Hindi
13,958 · +81.9%
Mandarin
10,507 · +45.2%
Urdu
8,408 · +126.9%
Telugu
7,330 · +165.3%
Gujarati
6,924 · +115.1%
Arabic
5,607 · +34.3%
Tamil
4,300 · +130.2%
Bengali
3,959 · +74.2%
Tagalog
3,707 · +31.6%
Vietnamese
3,049 · +43.0%
Karen
2,974 · +25.6%
Filipino
2,789 · +36.0%
Cantonese
2,529 · +15.8%
Sinhalese
2,359 · +49.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi20,835 · 7.2%
    ▲165.3%
  2. 02
    Hindi13,958 · 4.8%
    ▲81.9%
  3. 03
    Mandarin10,507 · 3.6%
    ▲45.2%
  4. 04
    Urdu8,408 · 2.9%
    ▲126.9%
  5. 05
    Telugu7,330 · 2.5%
    ▲165.3%
  6. 06
    Gujarati6,924 · 2.4%
    ▲115.1%
  7. 07
    Arabic5,607 · 1.9%
    ▲34.3%
  8. 08
    Tamil4,300 · 1.5%
    ▲130.2%
  9. 09
    Bengali3,959 · 1.4%
    ▲74.2%
  10. 10
    Tagalog3,707 · 1.3%
    ▲31.6%
  11. 11
    Vietnamese3,049 · 1.1%
    ▲43.0%
  12. 12
    Karen2,974 · 1.0%
    ▲25.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+165.3%
20,835 speakers · 7.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Telugu
+165.3%
7,330 speakers · 2.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Tamil
+130.2%
4,300 speakers · 1.5% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Truganina
36,092 RESIDENTS
75.9% CALDTop: Punjabi
Tarneit
55,809 RESIDENTS
70.3% CALDTop: Punjabi
Williams Landing
9,312 RESIDENTS
67.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Manor Lakes
12,599 RESIDENTS
55.4% CALDTop: Hindi
Point Cook
66,006 RESIDENTS
55.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Mambourin
295 RESIDENTS
52.5% CALDTop: Tamil
Laverton North
116 RESIDENTS
45.7% CALD
Wyndham Vale
20,082 RESIDENTS
44.8% CALDTop: Punjabi
Hoppers Crossing
36,544 RESIDENTS
42.5% CALDTop: Arabic
Werribee
49,127 RESIDENTS
37.2% CALDTop: Punjabi
Werribee South
2,348 RESIDENTS
26.4% CALDTop: Italian
Little River (Vic.)
1,355 RESIDENTS
22.3% CALDTop: Arabic
Use this data

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