7th of 542 local government areas for language diversity

Vietnamese and the other languages of Brimbank

The 2021 Census found about 36,000 people in Brimbank speaking Vietnamese at home, more than any other language after English. On the national diversity index, Brimbank is number 7. The number speaking another language at home is lower than in 2016.

Residents: 191,075
Speak another language: 108,678
Languages at home: 147
Change since 2016: −1.4%

How far ahead of other languages is Vietnamese in Brimbank?

Vietnamese at home

19%

Vietnamese is spoken at home by 19 per cent of residents. Among residents who use a language other than English, Vietnamese is the language of one in three of them. Chinese, Greek, Punjabi and Arabic together have fewer speakers. The Vietnamese speaker count has grown since 2016.

How far above the City of Melbourne is Brimbank?

Brimbank's share sits above the share for the City of Melbourne. In Victoria, Brimbank is in 2nd place.

Brimbank: 56.9%
City of Melbourne: 45.0%
Victoria: 26.6%

Every figure leaves unanswered questions out of the count, so the areas compare like for like.

Every council ranked, Brimbank included.

How does Vietnamese spread across Brimbank's suburbs?

Vietnamese is most concentrated in Sunshine North, where it's spoken by two in five residents.

The suburb names link through to their own figures.

Which other communities are large in Brimbank?

Behind the largest community, three more stand out.

Greek

4,558 speakers

That's one in 40 residents.

Punjabi

4,340 speakers

Used at home by one in 45 residents.

Arabic

4,245 speakers

About 2.2 per cent of all residents.

Which languages follow Vietnamese in Brimbank?

Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.

01
Vietnamese
35,986+14.4%
02
Greek
4,558-12.7%
03
Punjabi
4,340-22.3%
04
Arabic
4,245+0.8%
05
Macedonian
4,225-7.9%
06
Maltese
4,010-19.2%
07
Cantonese
4,003-2.4%
08
Italian
3,785-22.9%
09
Tagalog
2,909-5.0%
10
Croatian
2,814-16.0%

How big is each language community in Brimbank?

Vietnamese35,986 · +14.4%Vietnamese35,986 speakers · 18.8% of Brimbank · +14.4% since 2016

Greek4,558 · −12.7%Greek4,558 speakers · 2.4% of Brimbank · −12.7% since 2016

Punjabi4,340 · −22.3%Punjabi4,340 speakers · 2.3% of Brimbank · −22.3% since 2016

Arabic4,245 · +0.8%Arabic4,245 speakers · 2.2% of Brimbank · +0.8% since 2016

Macedonian4,225 · −7.9%Macedonian4,225 speakers · 2.2% of Brimbank · −7.9% since 2016

Maltese4,010 · −19.2%Maltese4,010 speakers · 2.1% of Brimbank · −19.2% since 2016

Cantonese4,003 · −2.4%Cantonese4,003 speakers · 2.1% of Brimbank · −2.4% since 2016

Italian3,785 · −22.9%Italian3,785 speakers · 2.0% of Brimbank · −22.9% since 2016

Tagalog2,909 · −5.0%Tagalog2,909 speakers · 1.5% of Brimbank · −5.0% since 2016

Croatian2,814 · −16.0%Croatian2,814 speakers · 1.5% of Brimbank · −16.0% since 2016

Mandarin2,638 · −8.3%Mandarin2,638 speakers · 1.4% of Brimbank · −8.3% since 2016

Spanish2,530 · −7.6%Spanish2,530 speakers · 1.3% of Brimbank · −7.6% since 2016

TurkishTurkish2,144 speakers · 1.1% of Brimbank · −5.3% since 2016

FilipinoFilipino1,999 speakers · 1.0% of Brimbank · −6.2% since 2016

HindiHindi1,695 speakers · 0.9% of Brimbank · −27.6% since 2016

UrduUrdu1,622 speakers · 0.8% of Brimbank · +16.5% since 2016

SamoanSamoan1,434 speakers · 0.8% of Brimbank · −5.7% since 2016

SerbianSerbian1,401 speakers · 0.7% of Brimbank · −7.8% since 2016

Vietnamese35,986 · +14.4%Vietnamese35,986 speakers · 18.8% of Brimbank · +14.4% since 2016

GreekGreek4,558 speakers · 2.4% of Brimbank · −12.7% since 2016

PunjabiPunjabi4,340 speakers · 2.3% of Brimbank · −22.3% since 2016

ArabicArabic4,245 speakers · 2.2% of Brimbank · +0.8% since 2016

MacedonianMacedonian4,225 speakers · 2.2% of Brimbank · −7.9% since 2016

MalteseMaltese4,010 speakers · 2.1% of Brimbank · −19.2% since 2016

CantoneseCantonese4,003 speakers · 2.1% of Brimbank · −2.4% since 2016

Italian3,785 speakers · 2.0% of Brimbank · −22.9% since 2016

Tagalog2,909 speakers · 1.5% of Brimbank · −5.0% since 2016

Croatian2,814 speakers · 1.5% of Brimbank · −16.0% since 2016

Mandarin2,638 speakers · 1.4% of Brimbank · −8.3% since 2016

Spanish2,530 speakers · 1.3% of Brimbank · −7.6% since 2016

Turkish2,144 speakers · 1.1% of Brimbank · −5.3% since 2016

Filipino1,999 speakers · 1.0% of Brimbank · −6.2% since 2016

Hindi1,695 speakers · 0.9% of Brimbank · −27.6% since 2016

Urdu1,622 speakers · 0.8% of Brimbank · +16.5% since 2016

Samoan1,434 speakers · 0.8% of Brimbank · −5.7% since 2016

Serbian1,401 speakers · 0.7% of Brimbank · −7.8% since 2016

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The 18 most spoken languages in Brimbank, covering 86,338 speakers. Each block is sized by speakers and shaded by growth since 2016. Every figure is also in the table below.