27.2% ▲ +96.6%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melton West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Melton West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Melton West than in most similar areas. Around 27.2% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has climbed by 13 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 65.9% of people, Punjabi is the most common second language at 3.9%. The number of people who speak little or no English is much higher than in most areas, reaching 3.8%.
3.8% ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Melton West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041358/melton-west/topic/language