Where Vietnamese families live in Melbourne
Suburbs where the Vietnamese community is established, with each area's schools, house prices and commute time, from official data.
At the 2021 Census, 90,166 people born in Vietnam lived in Greater Melbourne. 11,108 of them (12%) had arrived between 2016 and 2021. 114,801 people spoke Vietnamese at home.
The community lives right across the city. In 133 areas, 1% or more of residents (and at least 100 people) were born in Vietnam. The highest share was in Sunshine North, where 3,341 residents (27.7%) were born in Vietnam.
ABS Census 2021, country of birth (G10), counted 10 August 2021. Counts people born overseas only; children born in Australia are not included.
The 15 areas with the highest share born in Vietnam
Ordered by the share of residents born in Vietnam, highest first. This is not a score.
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Sunshine North
3,341 born in Vietnam 27.7% of 12,047 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 374
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 4,696 (39.0%)
- Median house price
- $806,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Sunshine North median
- Schools in the area
- 5 (3 government) Government-school ICSEA 992 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 16 minWeekday morning peak, from Sunshine
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 0 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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St Albans - South
4,233 born in Vietnam 24.3% of 17,454 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 558
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 5,730 (32.8%)
- Median house price
- $730,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · St Albans median
- Schools in the area
- 6 (5 government) Government-school ICSEA 973 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 21 minWeekday morning peak, from Ardeer
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 1 supermarket OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Cairnlea
2,107 born in Vietnam 21.0% of 10,038 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 143
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 3,145 (31.3%)
- Median house price
- $981,500Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Cairnlea median
- Schools in the area
- 1 (1 government) Government-school ICSEA 1023 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 23 minWeekday morning peak, from Deer Park
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 2 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Springvale
4,655 born in Vietnam 20.9% of 22,248 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 530
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 5,602 (25.2%)
- Median house price
- $970,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Springvale median
- Schools in the area
- 7 (4 government) Government-school ICSEA 959 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 37 minWeekday morning peak, from Clayton
- Mapped in the area
- 1 place of worship · 9 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Springvale South
2,521 born in Vietnam 20.0% of 12,621 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 233
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 3,205 (25.4%)
- Median house price
- $859,300Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Springvale South median
- Schools in the area
- 4 (3 government) Government-school ICSEA 951 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 37 minWeekday morning peak, from Clayton
- Mapped in the area
- 3 places of worship · 7 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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St Albans - North
3,942 born in Vietnam 19.2% of 20,581 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 635
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 5,372 (26.1%)
- Median house price
- $730,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · St Albans median
- Schools in the area
- 7 (5 government) Government-school ICSEA 951 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 29 minWeekday morning peak, from Watergardens
- Mapped in the area
- 1 place of worship · 2 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Braybrook
3,447 born in Vietnam 18.1% of 19,068 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 389
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 4,547 (23.8%)
- Median house price
- $790,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Braybrook median
- Schools in the area
- 6 (4 government) Government-school ICSEA 976 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 16 minWeekday morning peak, from Sunshine
- Mapped in the area
- 1 place of worship · 3 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Kings Park (Vic.)
2,501 born in Vietnam 17.9% of 13,983 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 299
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 3,675 (26.3%)
- Median house price
- $669,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Kings Park median
- Schools in the area
- 4 (3 government) Government-school ICSEA 962 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 29 minWeekday morning peak, from Watergardens
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 0 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Sunshine West
2,562 born in Vietnam 13.8% of 18,558 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 193
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 3,771 (20.3%)
- Median house price
- $809,400Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Sunshine West median
- Schools in the area
- 8 (5 government) Government-school ICSEA 971 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 16 minWeekday morning peak, from Sunshine
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 4 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Sunshine
1,275 born in Vietnam 13.5% of 9,445 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 182
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 1,620 (17.2%)
- Median house price
- $885,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Sunshine median
- Schools in the area
- 3 (2 government) Government-school ICSEA 990 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 16 minWeekday morning peak, from Sunshine
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 13 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Noble Park - West
2,516 born in Vietnam 12.8% of 19,591 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 362
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 3,302 (16.9%)
- Median house price
- $849,500Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Noble Park median
- Schools in the area
- 4 (3 government) Government-school ICSEA 928 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 49 minWeekday morning peak, from Dandenong
- Mapped in the area
- 2 places of worship · 2 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Maribyrnong
1,434 born in Vietnam 11.4% of 12,573 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 112
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 1,798 (14.3%)
- Median house price
- $1,270,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Maribyrnong median
- Schools in the area
- 2 (1 government) Government-school ICSEA 1064 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 20 minWeekday morning peak, from Moonee Ponds
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 2 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Keysborough - North
1,572 born in Vietnam 10.4% of 15,096 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 125
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 2,071 (13.7%)
- Median house price
- $1,004,400Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Keysborough median
- Schools in the area
- 2 (1 government) Government-school ICSEA 974 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 49 minWeekday morning peak, from Dandenong
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 3 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Derrimut
862 born in Vietnam 10.0% of 8,653 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 68
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 1,376 (15.9%)
- Median house price
- $825,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Derrimut median
- Schools in the area
- 2 (1 government) Government-school ICSEA 998 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 23 minWeekday morning peak, from Deer Park
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 2 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
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Deer Park
1,784 born in Vietnam 9.9% of 18,004 residents
- Arrived 2016 to 2021
- 166
- Speak Vietnamese at home
- 2,633 (14.6%)
- Median house price
- $711,000Valuer-General VIC, Q4 2025 · Deer Park median
- Schools in the area
- 3 (2 government) Government-school ICSEA 966 (school intake index, not a quality score)
- Train to the CBD
- 23 minWeekday morning peak, from Deer Park
- Mapped in the area
- 0 places of worship · 4 supermarkets OpenStreetMap, all faiths
Share of residents born in Vietnam, by area
- 15% or more
- 5% to 15%
- 1% to 5%
- Under 1%
- None recorded
How to read this
- Born in Vietnam counts people born there. It does not count their children born in Australia, so the community is larger than this number.
- Speak Vietnamese at home counts people of any birthplace. Vietnamese is also spoken at home by many people born in Australia to Vietnamese families, so the Vietnamese count is larger than the number of people born in Vietnam.
- These are 2021 Census figures, now five years old. The community has likely grown since; we do not show growth because no newer count exists at this level.
- The ABS slightly adjusts small counts to protect privacy, so treat small numbers as approximate. Areas with fewer than 100 people born in Vietnam are not listed.
- Each "area" is an ABS statistical area (SA2), which may cover one suburb or several. Areas are listed by the share of residents, not judged or scored.
- To filter by budget, commute and other communities, use Community match. Guides for other communities are listed on Melbourne community guides.
Sources
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, tables G10 (country of birth by year of arrival) and G13 (language used at home), SA2 level. CC BY 4.0.
- Median house price: Valuer-General Victoria, Q4 2025 locality medians, matched to the area.
- Schools and ICSEA: ACARA School Profile 2025.
- Train time: PTV GTFS timetable, median weekday morning-peak train time from the nearest station to the CBD terminus.
- Places of worship and supermarkets: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Counts what is mapped; faith is not recorded.
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