Mandarin
126 speakers
Its speaker count has more than tripled since 2016.
Northern Grampians, Victoria
Languages other than English in Northern Grampians
In Northern Grampians, the 2021 Census counted 4.6 per cent of residents speaking a language other than English at home, led by Mandarin and Filipino. The one-in-100 mark is passed by only one language. Northern Grampians' share is well under the share for the City of Melbourne.
- Residents
- 11,873
- Speak another language
- 552
- Languages at home
- 45
- Change since 2016
- +102.9%
Which communities in Northern Grampians speak another language at home?
The three biggest groups are below, with their speaker counts.
How much less multilingual is Northern Grampians than Victoria?
Across Victoria, a language other than English is at least twice as common. In Victoria, 43 councils rank above Northern Grampians.
- Northern Grampians
- 4.6%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- City of Melbourne
- 45.0%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
How even is Northern Grampians from suburb to suburb?
Stawell has the highest share of the 12 suburbs, but not by far.
Each suburb links to its own page, with the languages spoken there.
- IllawarraLed by Mandarin15%39
- Halls GapLed by Swahili8%28
- StawellLed by Mandarin7%385
- Lake LonsdaleLed by Sinhalese4%16
- Landsborough WestLed by Mandarin3%11
- MarnooLed by Spanish3%7
- Deep LeadLed by Afrikaans2%8
- Great WesternLed by Arabic2%14
- Paradise (Vic.)Led by Japanese2%4
- Stuart MillLed by Arabic2%7
- St ArnaudLed by Tagalog1%33
- Glenorchy (Vic.)0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 12 suburbs in all.
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.
Blank answers matter here. 1,057 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 4.6%. Count them in and it's 13.6%; drop them from the base and it's 5.1%.
Figures for Northern Grampians itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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