38.1% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Maribyrnong · Council (LGA)
Language in Maribyrnong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Maribyrnong is shaped by a diverse mix of voices, where 38.1% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where many residents navigate multiple languages in their everyday routines.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the most common language at 56.6%, Vietnamese is spoken by 11.7% of residents. About 7.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Victorian average, though it has fallen slightly since 2016.
7.8% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24330/maribyrnong/topic/language