The results from the 2021 Census are in and they reveal a lot about the Greater Dandenong community.
As a vibrant and diverse city, we have always celebrated our multiculturalism. Figures collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics again confirmed our city is the most culturally diverse in Australia.
With residents from more than 154 different birthplaces, 63 per cent were born overseas, and 88 per cent said at least one of their parents was born outside of Australia.
Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of residents speak languages other than English at home. This compares to a Victorian level of 32 per cent. After English, our most common languages include Vietnamese, Khmer, Mandarin, Punjabi, Cantonese, Hazaraghi, Greek and Sinhalese.
Emerging communities include residents from Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea, with these communities growing by 50 per cent or more in the five years to 2021.
Mayor Cr Eden Foster said she was proud to be part of such a diverse community.
“Our residents speak more than 130 different languages and follow more than 80 different faiths, our city is truly global. This diversity is our strength and makes our community so unique,” the Mayor said.
