24.5% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Moonee Ponds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Moonee Ponds
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly a quarter of Moonee Ponds residents speak a language other than English at home, which is a little above the national figure. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian average. This linguistic mix has stayed steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 24.5% of people use another language at home, with Italian (5.2%) and Greek (2.6%) being the most common after English. Only 3.2% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
3.2% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Moonee Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206031116/moonee-ponds/topic/language