12.3% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mildura · Council (LGA)
Language in Mildura
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people speak languages other than English in Mildura, with the proportion rising 3.3 percentage points since 2011. While 12.3% of residents now use another language at home, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English, though more of the population is now using a second language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 79.9% of people, with Mandarin, Italian, Vietnamese and Punjabi also spoken. While only 12.3% of residents use another language at home—far below the Victorian average of 27.6%—those who speak little or no English (3.3%) represent a much higher proportion than in most similar areas.
3.3% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Mildura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24780/mildura/topic/language