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Melbourne CBD - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Melbourne CBD - West

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

Mandarin is the most common non-English language spoken in Melbourne CBD - West, where 18.4% of people use it at home. This area is exceptionally diverse, with 59.5% of residents speaking a language other than English. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%.

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

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Nearly 60% of people here use another language at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This diversity is reflected in the 6.8% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the Australian average of 3.4%.

People who speak little or no English

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6.8% —

Higher than 87% 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 - West, the largest group is English only at 50%, followed by Mandarin (29%) and Cantonese (6%).

English only 31.9% Mandarin 18.4% Cantonese 4.1% Hindi 4.1% Vietnamese 2.7% Tagalog 0.9% Arabic 0.8% Italian 0.7% Punjabi 0.6% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041505/melbourne-cbd-west/topic/language