5.0% ▲ +87.1%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mildura Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mildura Surrounds
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 5% of people in Mildura Surrounds used a language other than English at home in 2021, though this is a rise from 2.7% in 2011. The area remains far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and country. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 84.4% of people at home, while Punjabi, Mandarin, Greek and Italian are the most common other languages. This results in a very low 0.8% of residents speaking little or no English, which is well below the Victorian figure.
0.8% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Mildura Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021398/mildura-surrounds/topic/language