Melbourne suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
Sunshine North has the highest share, at 39% of residents. Cairnlea and Braybrook follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 219 eligible Melbourne suburbs.
This page ranks Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne'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.
Melbourne 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.
Sunshine North
VIC 3020 · 12,047 residents39.0% of residents · 4,696 speakers
Cairnlea
VIC 3023 · 10,038 residents31.3% of residents · 3,145 speakers
Braybrook
VIC 3019 · 9,682 residents29.4% of residents · 2,849 speakers
St Albans
VIC 3021 · 38,042 residents29.2% of residents · 11,102 speakers
Kings Park
VIC 3021 · 8,203 residents27.2% of residents · 2,231 speakers
Springvale South
VIC 3172 · 12,766 residents25.4% of residents · 3,243 speakers
Springvale
VIC 3171 · 22,174 residents25.2% of residents · 5,593 speakers
Albanvale
VIC 3021 · 5,641 residents25.0% of residents · 1,409 speakers
Sunshine West
VIC 3020 · 18,552 residents20.3% of residents · 3,771 speakers
Maidstone
VIC 3012 · 9,389 residents18.1% of residents · 1,695 speakers
Sunshine
VIC 3020 · 9,445 residents17.2% of residents · 1,620 speakers
Derrimut
VIC 3026 · 8,651 residents15.9% of residents · 1,376 speakers
Deer Park
VIC 3023 · 18,145 residents14.7% of residents · 2,674 speakers
Maribyrnong
VIC 3032 · 12,573 residents14.3% of residents · 1,798 speakers
Kealba
VIC 3021 · 3,226 residents14.1% of residents · 456 speakers
Ranked from 219 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 Melbourne'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 Melbourne suburbs have the most Vietnamese spoken at home?
Sunshine North has the highest share, at 39% of residents. Cairnlea and Braybrook follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 219 eligible Melbourne suburbs.
How is this ranking put together?
Each Melbourne 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 Melbourne'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
- 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
- Canberra 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
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- Busselton suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Ballarat suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
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- Geraldton suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
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- Bendigo suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
- Rockhampton suburbs where the most Vietnamese is spoken at home
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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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