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Melbourne CBD - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Melbourne CBD - North

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Nearly 69% of people in Melbourne CBD - North speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most linguistically diverse in the region. The high proportion of non-English speakers is reflected in a significant number of residents who speak little or no English.

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📍 Melbourne CBD - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common language at 32.7%, while English-only speakers make up just 22.8%. About 8.5% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

People who speak little or no English

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8.5% —

Higher than 90% 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.

Language used at home

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In Melbourne CBD - North, the largest group is Mandarin at 48%, followed by English only (34%) and Cantonese (8%).

Mandarin 32.7% English only 22.8% Cantonese 5.1% Vietnamese 3.0% Hindi 1.9% Tagalog 0.7% Arabic 0.5% Italian 0.4% Punjabi 0.3% Greek 0.2%

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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041504/melbourne-cbd-north/topic/language