21.1% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Port Phillip · Council (LGA)
Language in Port Phillip
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Port Phillip is shaped by a mix of global cultures, where 21.1% of people speak a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the national figure. The number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 72.5% of residents, though Greek and Mandarin are the next most common. Around 2.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but a little below the Victorian average.
2.2% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Port Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25900/port-phillip/topic/language