3.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Merbein · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Merbein
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 86.6% of people in Merbein, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Only 3.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Very few people in Merbein use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is consistent with the fact that only 1.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian average.
1.0% ▲ +92.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Merbein [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021396/merbein/topic/language