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Local Government Area · Victoria

Yarra Ranges

154,230 residents · 94+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.8%
16,653 people
Growth since last census
+41.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.33× Victoria avg
0.40× national avg
Population
154,230
CALD residents
16,653
Languages spoken
94
Fastest-growing
+190%
Narrative

Why this matters

Yarra Ranges is home to 154,230 residents. 10.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 16,653 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Yarra Ranges 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
    Mandarin1,166 · 0.8%
    ▲46.5%
  2. 02
    Italian1,109 · 0.7%
    ▼14.8%
  3. 03
    Chin Haka1,091 · 0.7%
    ▲71.8%
  4. 04
    German594 · 0.4%
    ▼25.1%
  5. 05
    Dutch408 · 0.3%
    ▼36.3%
  6. 06
    Greek360 · 0.2%
    ▲31.9%
  1. 01
    Cantonese359 · 0.2%
    ▲58.1%
  2. 02
    Persian (excluding Dari)325 · 0.2%
    ▲190.2%
  3. 03
    Hindi296 · 0.2%
    ▲67.2%
  4. 04
    Spanish287 · 0.2%
    ▲6.7%
  5. 05
    Punjabi236 · 0.2%
    ▲44.8%
  6. 06
    French229 · 0.1%
    ▼11.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.8%
Mandarin
1,166 · +46.5%
Italian
1,109 · -14.8%
Chin Haka
1,091 · +71.8%
German
594 · -25.1%
Dutch
408 · -36.3%
Greek
360 · +31.9%
Cantonese
359 · +58.1%
Persian (excluding Dari)
325 · +190.2%
Hindi
296 · +67.2%
Spanish
287 · +6.7%
Punjabi
236 · +44.8%
French
229 · -11.2%
Sinhalese
226 · +65.0%
Polish
225 · -13.8%
Japanese
208 · +20.9%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin1,166 · 0.8%
    ▲46.5%
  2. 02
    Italian1,109 · 0.7%
    ▼14.8%
  3. 03
    Chin Haka1,091 · 0.7%
    ▲71.8%
  4. 04
    German594 · 0.4%
    ▼25.1%
  5. 05
    Dutch408 · 0.3%
    ▼36.3%
  6. 06
    Greek360 · 0.2%
    ▲31.9%
  7. 07
    Cantonese359 · 0.2%
    ▲58.1%
  8. 08
    Persian (excluding Dari)325 · 0.2%
    ▲190.2%
  9. 09
    Hindi296 · 0.2%
    ▲67.2%
  10. 10
    Spanish287 · 0.2%
    ▲6.7%
  11. 11
    Punjabi236 · 0.2%
    ▲44.8%
  12. 12
    French229 · 0.1%
    ▼11.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+190.2%
325 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Chin Haka
+71.8%
1,091 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+67.2%
296 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

McMahons Creek
237 RESIDENTS
21.5% CALDTop: Polish
Mooroolbark
22,899 RESIDENTS
17.5% CALDTop: Chin Haka
Wandin East
397 RESIDENTS
17.1% CALDTop: Italian
Warburton (Vic.)
2,052 RESIDENTS
16.8% CALDTop: German
Powelltown
207 RESIDENTS
16.4% CALDTop: German
Chirnside Park
11,623 RESIDENTS
16.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Yering
289 RESIDENTS
15.9% CALDTop: Thai
Kilsyth
11,600 RESIDENTS
15.8% CALDTop: Chin Haka
Dixons Creek
362 RESIDENTS
14.4% CALDTop: Khmer
Millgrove
1,832 RESIDENTS
13.2% CALDTop: Polish
Gladysdale
423 RESIDENTS
12.8% CALDTop: Armenian
Sherbrooke
289 RESIDENTS
12.5% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Use this data

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