48.6% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melbourne CBD - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Melbourne CBD - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Melbourne CBD - East now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with Mandarin and Cantonese being the most common non-English tongues.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 48.6% of people here use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 16.1% speak Mandarin, while 6.1% of residents speak little or no English.
6.1% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 CBD - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041503/melbourne-cbd-east/topic/language