4th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
The many languages of Greater Dandenong
In Greater Dandenong, about 99,000 people speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census, and no one language accounts for most of them. The census recorded 102 languages with at least ten speakers each. That puts Greater Dandenong fourth in the country for language diversity.
- Residents
- 155,684
- Speak another language
- 99,332
- Languages at home
- 138
- Change since 2016
- +3.9%
How evenly spread are Greater Dandenong's languages?
Vietnamese is the largest, with about 19,000 people. Take the top five together and they reach nearly three in ten residents. There are 17 languages with a share of one in 100 or more.
Which ten languages are most spoken in Greater Dandenong?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
What does Greater Dandenong's language mix look like?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Where does Greater Dandenong rank for language diversity?
Nationally
#4
Ranked against every council in Australia, Greater Dandenong comes fourth. In Victoria, it’s 1 of 79. The full diversity index, with Greater Dandenong highlighted.
Does every suburb of Greater Dandenong have the same mix?
Suburbs differ a lot, from Springvale at the top to Bangholme at the bottom.
Each suburb links to its own page, with the languages spoken there.
- Springvale (Vic.)Led by Vietnamese75%16,491
- Springvale SouthLed by Vietnamese72%8,926
- DandenongLed by Hazaraghi66%19,329
- Noble ParkLed by Vietnamese64%20,349
- KeysboroughLed by Vietnamese60%17,835
- Dandenong NorthLed by Greek55%12,273
- Noble Park NorthLed by Greek55%4,022
- Dandenong SouthLed by Serbian17%18
- BangholmeLed by Italian12%89
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 9 suburbs listed.
What else does the census say about Greater Dandenong?
Vietnam is the most common birthplace after Australia.
Country of birth
56.9% born overseas, across 142 countries.
- 01Vietnam14,741+11.1%
- 02India11,944-3.5%
- 03Cambodia8,689+27.1%
- 04Sri Lanka6,281-0.6%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)4,911+7.8%
- 06Afghanistan4,7630%
- 07Malaysia3,352+134%
- 08Philippines2,594+26.8%
- 09Pakistan2,358+13.4%
- 10New Zealand1,957-11.9%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity52,820-7.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs33,165+27.2%
- 03Buddhism25,089+11.2%
- 04Islam22,542+18.7%
- 05Hinduism7,981+5.0%
- 06Judaism108+9.1%
How does Greater Dandenong measure up against Victoria?
Measured against Victoria, Greater Dandenong's share is more than twice as high. Greater Dandenong is number one of 79 in Victoria.
- Greater Dandenong
- 63.8%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
The full diversity index, with Greater Dandenong highlighted.
Where does Greater Dandenong sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Greater Dandenong on the Language Map, shaded for residents who speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home (ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries). View all councils.
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
Blank answers matter here. 9,999 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 63.8%. Count them in and it's 70.2%; drop them from the base and it's 68.2%.
Two caveats: summing suburbs leaves out residents with no usual address, so national totals land a little under ABS published figures, and ranked lists leave out broad ABS categories that don't name a language.
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