28.2% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Moonee Valley · Council (LGA)
Language in Moonee Valley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 67.9% of Moonee Valley residents, though many other languages are spoken here. About 28.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most other areas. This level of diversity is well above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 28.2% of people use another language at home, the most common non-English languages are Italian (5.5%), Greek (2.9%), Vietnamese (2.4%) and Mandarin (1.7%). Around 4.0% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
4.0% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Moonee Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25060/moonee-valley/topic/language