11.2% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Melville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Barely any change has occurred in the language profile of Melville since 2011, with 11.2% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, a trend that has remained steady for a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 85.4% of residents speak only English at home, and only 0.8% speak little or no English, which is lower than most areas. Other common languages include Italian at 1.4% and Mandarin at 1.1%.
0.8% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 63% 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041181/melville/topic/language