46.0% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melbourne · Council (LGA)
Language in Melbourne
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all people in Melbourne use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a diverse population that has grown even more multicultural over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Forty-six per cent of residents speak a non-English language at home, a figure that rose 7.9 points since 2011. While Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 14.3%, about 5.2% of people speak little or no English.
5.2% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/topic/language