Punjabi
1,132 speakers
It has more than tripled since 2016.
Mitchell, Victoria
The languages of Mitchell beyond English
The 2021 Census counted about 5,200 people in Mitchell using a language other than English at home, and Punjabi tops that list. Most other languages here have fewer than one speaker per 100 residents. In the City of Melbourne, a language other than English is at least twice as common.
- Residents
- 49,282
- Speak another language
- 5,222
- Languages at home
- 88
- Change since 2016
- +95.2%
What are the three biggest languages after English in Mitchell?
Punjabi, Italian and Hindi have the most speakers.
Which five languages lead in Mitchell, and how have they changed?
Of these, Punjabi has more than tripled since 2016.
Five rows to start: the languages with the most speakers, and how each has changed since 2016.
Where does Mitchell sit against Australia as a whole?
Nationally, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Mitchell is 32nd among Victoria councils.
- Mitchell
- 10.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- City of Melbourne
- 45.0%
Every figure leaves unanswered questions out of the count, so the areas compare like for like.
Where in Mitchell is a language other than English most common?
The share barely changes across 20 suburbs; Beveridge is highest.
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- BeveridgeLed by Punjabi25%1,150
- WallanLed by Punjabi18%2,616
- Upper PlentyLed by Macedonian8%34
- Kilmore EastLed by Turkish7%33
- KilmoreLed by Punjabi6%587
- TooboracLed by Italian6%26
- Waterford ParkLed by Auslan6%12
- Seymour (Vic.)Led by Mandarin5%352
- WandongLed by Italian5%71
- High CampLed by Malayalam4%22
- PyalongLed by German4%32
- Sugarloaf CreekLed by Italian3%15
- PuckapunyalLed by Malay3%35
- BroadfordLed by Greek3%158
- Heathcote JunctionLed by Macedonian3%25
- TallarookLed by Afrikaans3%24
- HilldeneLed by German3%13
- Whiteheads CreekLed by Auslan2%8
- ClonbinaneLed by Finnish2%9
- Reedy Creek (Vic.)0%0
- 20 suburbs in Mitchell. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where were Mitchell's residents born?
England is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
12.6% born overseas, across 91 countries.
- 01England1,240+15.5%
- 02India1,211+379%
- 03New Zealand685+59.3%
- 04Italy266+7.3%
- 05Philippines232+33.3%
- 06China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)179-17.9%
- 07South Africa154+77.0%
- 08Sri Lanka148+108%
- 09Germany142-0.7%
- 10Malta123-12.1%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity21,606-3.4%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs21,161+60.4%
- 03Islam847+130%
- 04Hinduism603+268%
- 05Buddhism406+32.7%
- 06Judaism3-62.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
10.6% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 2,987 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 16.7%; among respondents alone it's 11.3%.
National totals here run slightly under ABS published figures, because summing suburbs misses people without a usual address. Broad ABS categories count in the totals but not in the ranked lists.
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