Punjabi
1,510 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by about three quarters since 2016.
89th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Languages spoken in Greater Shepparton
At the 2021 Census, 17 per cent of residents in Greater Shepparton spoke a language other than English at home, most often Punjabi, followed by Arabic. Greater Shepparton is a little under Victoria. That number was well over a fifth lower in 2016.
- Residents
- 67,108
- Speak another language
- 11,283
- Languages at home
- 92
- Change since 2016
- +28.3%
How quickly are Greater Shepparton's languages changing?
Since 2016, Punjabi has grown by about three quarters. That's part of a wider rise: more than a quarter more residents speak another language at home than in 2016. Malayalam rose even faster from a smaller base.
What are Greater Shepparton's three biggest languages?
Punjabi leads, and the next two follow in order.
Has Greater Shepparton overtaken Australia as a whole?
Greater Shepparton's share is below the national share. That puts Greater Shepparton in the upper half of Victoria's councils.
- Greater Shepparton
- 16.8%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
The full diversity index, with Greater Shepparton highlighted.
How has each of Greater Shepparton's top languages changed?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
Where in Greater Shepparton are other languages most common?
Shepparton North and Katandra West sit at opposite ends.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Shepparton NorthLed by Malayalam33%679
- LemnosLed by Italian28%70
- Shepparton EastLed by Punjabi22%268
- SheppartonLed by Arabic22%7,098
- OrrvaleLed by Punjabi20%86
- KiallaLed by Punjabi19%1,665
- ArdmonaLed by Punjabi15%74
- GrahamvaleLed by Albanian11%71
- UnderaLed by Italian9%50
- MerrigumLed by Punjabi9%59
- TaturaLed by Italian9%425
- Tatura EastLed by Turkish8%23
- MooroopnaLed by Punjabi7%544
- Mooroopna NorthLed by Italian5%13
- DookieLed by Hindi4%23
- CongupnaLed by Punjabi4%24
- Pine Lodge (Vic.)Led by Punjabi4%10
- TallygaroopnaLed by Dutch4%22
- HarstonLed by Greek3%11
- DhurringileLed by Thai3%12
- BunbarthaLed by Punjabi3%12
- Murchison (Vic.)Led by Malay2%26
- ByrnesideLed by Italian2%5
- Kialla WestLed by Albanian1%6
- ToolambaLed by Auslan0%4
- Katandra WestLed by Italian0%3
- Arcadia (Vic.)0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 27 suburbs in all.
Where were Greater Shepparton's residents born?
The largest group born overseas comes from India.
Country of birth
15.9% born overseas, across 97 countries.
- 01India1,993+71.7%
- 02England826+1.7%
- 03Afghanistan767+1.7%
- 04Italy738-9.9%
- 05New Zealand708+3.2%
- 06Malaysia640+327%
- 07Philippines634+88.1%
- 08Iraq505+10.0%
- 09Albania272+11.5%
- 10Pakistan261+17.6%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity30,637-8.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs23,664+36.2%
- 03Islam4,321+23.9%
- 04Hinduism940+92.2%
- 05Buddhism671+56.4%
- 06Judaism12+100%
Where is Greater Shepparton on the language map?
The shading shows how many residents speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home, on ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Compare Greater Shepparton with its neighbours on the full map.
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
A note on method: 5,193 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 16.8% sits below the 24.6% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 18.2% measured across respondents only.
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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