22.5% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Melton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 22.5% of people in Melton speak another language at home, which is well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it sits about the same as the national average. Most residents speak only English, though a small number of people struggle with the language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 68% of the area, while others include Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic and Tagalog. Roughly 4.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.3% —
Higher than 78% 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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041577/melton/topic/language