Malay
416 speakers
Between the last two censuses it has more than tripled.
Swan Hill, Victoria
The languages of Swan Hill
According to the 2021 Census, Malay and Mandarin lead the languages spoken at home in Swan Hill, where about 3,300 people use one other than English. Swan Hill is a little under Victoria. It's a community that grew fast between the last two censuses.
- Residents
- 21,245
- Speak another language
- 3,312
- Languages at home
- 70
- Change since 2016
- +55.5%
What languages are spoken in Swan Hill?
Mandarin
415 speakers
The community has more than doubled since 2016.
Vietnamese
396 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by about three quarters since 2016.
Where does Swan Hill land against Australia as a whole?
Swan Hill's share trails the national share. In Victoria, 27 councils rank higher.
- Swan Hill
- 15.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
Which languages lead in Swan Hill, and how have they changed?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
- 01416+1161%
- 02415+153%
- 03396+85.0%
- 04324-12.7%
- 05269+8.9%
- 06213+19.7%
- 07121+124%
- 0880+105%
- 0968+6.3%
- 1064+28.0%
What does Swan Hill'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
What's the fastest-growing language in Swan Hill?
Fastest-growing language
Mandarin
+153.0% since 2016
Mandarin has more than doubled since 2016, to about 420 speakers.
How do Swan Hill's suburbs compare?
Suburbs differ a lot, from Robinvale at the top to Lake Boga at the bottom.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- RobinvaleLed by Tongan42%1,495
- WemenLed by Mandarin31%111
- Tol TolLed by Mandarin26%47
- Boundary BendLed by Samoan22%57
- WoorinenLed by Malay16%57
- NyahLed by Malay16%98
- Swan HillLed by Punjabi12%1,282
- PiangilLed by Malay10%27
- ViniferaLed by Malay6%17
- Nyah WestLed by Mandarin5%34
- BeverfordLed by Mandarin5%17
- MurraweeLed by Tongan5%18
- Lake BogaLed by Italian3%41
- WaitchieLed by Estonian1%4
- ManangatangLed by German1%4
- Woorinen SouthLed by Mandarin1%3
- Tyntynder0%0
- Kunat0%0
- Pental Island0%0
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 19 suburbs listed.
What do birthplace and religion say about Swan Hill?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from Malaysia.
Country of birth
15.6% born overseas, across 60 countries.
- 01Malaysia776+421%
- 02Vietnam357+120%
- 03India274+11.8%
- 04Philippines190+97.9%
- 05England184-0.5%
- 06Italy184-19.7%
- 07Tonga167+38.0%
- 08China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)117+234%
- 09Thailand114+200%
- 10South Africa88+46.7%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity9,896-12.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs7,700+39.4%
- 03Buddhism735+75.4%
- 04Islam639+105%
- 05Hinduism132+20.0%
Where is Swan Hill on the language map?
Swan Hill 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. 1,886 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 15.6%. Count them in and it's 24.5%; drop them from the base and it's 17.1%.
Figures for Swan Hill 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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