34.7% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melton South - Weir Views · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Melton South - Weir Views
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 55.9% of people in Melton South - Weir Views. However, this is a linguistically diverse area where 34.7% of residents speak another language at home, a figure far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Punjabi is the most common second language at 6.3%, while 5.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other areas. This diversity is well above the Victorian average of 27.6% for people using another language at home.
5.9% —
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 Melton South - Weir Views [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041578/melton-south-weir-views/topic/language