Melbourne holds the largest South Asian population in the country, spread across three distinct arcs: the western growth corridor through Tarneit, Truganina, Point Cook and Werribee; the northern corridor through Craigieburn, Roxburgh Park and Mickleham; and the established south-east through Clayton, Springvale, Dandenong, Glen Waverley and out to Cranbourne and Pakenham.
That geography matters for matchmaking more than people expect. A match between Werribee and Berwick is a ninety-minute drive each way, and "we're both in Melbourne" can quietly mean two different lives.
Melbourne's Nepalese community is newer than Sydney's and growing quickly — spread through the south-east and the western growth corridors rather than one heartland, with student cohorts, hospitality and healthcare workers, and young families finding each other through festival season.