Canberra suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
Florey has the highest share, at 4.6% of residents. Lawson and Palmerston follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 39 eligible Canberra suburbs.
This page ranks Canberra suburbs by the share of residents who speak Vietnamese at home in the 2021 Census — where the Vietnamese-speaking community is most concentrated. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are ranked.
Shares are the count of Canberra residents who speak Vietnamese at home divided by the suburb's total population, from the ABS 2021 Census language table — the same source as each suburb page's language breakdown. Percentile ranks are computed within Canberra's pool. Language spoken at home understates a community's full size — it misses Vietnamese-heritage residents who speak mainly English at home — but it's the cleanest signal of an active community. Descriptive demographic information, not a recommendation.
Canberra suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
Ranked by the share of residents who speak Vietnamese at home in the 2021 Census, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents — where the Vietnamese-speaking community is most established.
Florey
ACT 2615 · 4,781 residents4.6% of residents · 222 speakers
Lawson
ACT 2617 · 2,739 residents3.1% of residents · 84 speakers
Palmerston
ACT 2913 · 5,579 residents3.0% of residents · 168 speakers
Franklin
ACT 2913 · 7,484 residents2.9% of residents · 214 speakers
Gungahlin
ACT 2912 · 8,586 residents2.5% of residents · 211 speakers
Harrison
ACT 2914 · 8,244 residents2.2% of residents · 184 speakers
Throsby
ACT 2914 · 2,405 residents2.2% of residents · 52 speakers
McKellar
ACT 2617 · 2,740 residents2.0% of residents · 56 speakers
Dickson
ACT 2602 · 3,292 residents2.0% of residents · 67 speakers
Macquarie
ACT 2614 · 3,104 residents2.0% of residents · 61 speakers
Page
ACT 2614 · 3,054 residents1.9% of residents · 59 speakers
Lyneham
ACT 2602 · 5,703 residents1.9% of residents · 110 speakers
Kaleen
ACT 2617 · 7,672 residents1.9% of residents · 145 speakers
Higgins
ACT 2615 · 3,321 residents1.9% of residents · 62 speakers
Downer
ACT 2602 · 4,296 residents1.8% of residents · 78 speakers
Ranked from 39 qualifying suburbs.
100% share of residents who speak this language at home in the 2021 Census (speakers divided by the suburb's total population), percentile-ranked within Canberra's candidate pool. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents qualify, and the larger absolute number of speakers breaks ties. Language spoken at home understates a community's full size but is the cleanest signal of an active community. Descriptive ABS Census data, not a recommendation. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
Which Canberra suburbs have the most Vietnamese spoken at home?
Florey has the highest share, at 4.6% of residents. Lawson and Palmerston follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 39 eligible Canberra suburbs.
How is this ranking put together?
Each Canberra suburb is ranked by the share of its residents who speak Vietnamese at home in the 2021 Census — that count divided by the suburb's total population. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are included, and percentile ranks are computed within Canberra's pool, so the list reflects concentration relative to other metro suburbs.
Where does the data come from?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census 'language used at home' question — the same source as the language breakdown on each suburb page. Nothing is estimated or inferred about any individual.
Does this capture everyone of Vietnamese heritage?
No — it counts people who speak Vietnamese at home, which understates the full community: Vietnamese-heritage residents who speak mainly English at home aren't counted. It's the cleanest available signal of an active language community, not a complete ancestry measure, and it isn't a recommendation to seek out or avoid anywhere.
How current is it?
The figures are from the 2021 Census, the most recent available until results from the August 2026 Census are released in 2027. The top 15 is recomputed whenever we refresh the census data.
Same list in other cities
- Sydney suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Melbourne suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Brisbane suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Perth suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Adelaide suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Hobart suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Darwin suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Newcastle suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Central Coast suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Sunshine Coast suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Gold Coast suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Wollongong suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Geelong suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Townsville suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Toowoomba suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Busselton suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Ballarat suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Cairns suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Albany suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Ballina suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Geraldton suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
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- Bundaberg suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Launceston suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Bendigo suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Rockhampton suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Mackay suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
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- Burnie suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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