17.3% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mildura - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mildura - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Mildura - South compared to the rest of Victoria. While 17.3% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This linguistic diversity has grown recently, rising 4.3 percentage points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most people here speak only English (76%), though Mandarin and Italian are the next most common languages at 2.1% each. About 4.4% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.4% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021470/mildura-south/topic/language