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Yarra Ranges, Victoria

Languages spoken in Yarra Ranges

The 2021 Census counted one in 14 residents in Yarra Ranges using a language other than English at home, and Mandarin tops that list. Only a small margin separates Chin Haka from the leader. In the City of Melbourne, the share speaking another language is more than double.

Residents
154,673
Speak another language
11,047
Languages at home
108
Change since 2016
+21.2%

Who speaks another language at home in Yarra Ranges?

None of these reaches one in 100 residents on its own.

Mandarin

1,160 speakers

The community has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.

Chin Haka

1,124 speakers

Between the last two censuses it has grown by about three quarters.

Italian

1,108 speakers

That's fewer than one in 100 residents.

Which languages make up most of Yarra Ranges' multilingual community?

The quickest growth among the five is Chin Haka, which has grown by about three quarters.

The five largest languages other than English, with the change since 2016. The full list is one click away.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,160+46.8%
  2. 02
    Chin Haka
    1,124+74.8%
  3. 03
    Italian
    1,108-13.7%
  4. 04
    German
    581-25.2%
  5. 05
    Dutch
    409-37.6%

How does Yarra Ranges compare with Australia as a whole?

The national share is more than twice as high as Yarra Ranges'. Yarra Ranges is 35th among Victoria councils.

Yarra Ranges
7.1%
Australia
21.3%
City of Melbourne
45.0%

Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.

Every council ranked, Yarra Ranges included.

How does the share change across Yarra Ranges' suburbs?

The share barely changes across 53 suburbs; Mooroolbark is highest.

The suburb names link through to their own figures.

Where were Yarra Ranges' residents born?

Among residents born overseas, England leads.

Country of birth

14.9% born overseas, across 118 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    7,660-5.3%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    1,782-1.7%
  3. 03
    Netherlands
    1,301-15.2%
  4. 04
    Myanmar
    1,292+71.8%
  5. 05
    India
    1,097+59.7%
  6. 06
    Germany
    966-2.2%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    939+53.7%
  8. 08
    South Africa
    802+25.5%
  9. 09
    Italy
    742-4.6%
  10. 10
    Scotland
    727-4.5%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    84,132+30.5%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    59,040-13.9%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,561+9.1%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    737+53.5%
  5. 05
    Islam
    397+51.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    177+34.1%

Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.

7.1% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 5,754 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 10.9%; among respondents alone it's 7.4%.

Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.

Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.

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