15.9% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Melba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Melba have started using a language other than English at home, with the figure rising to 15.9% since 2011. Despite this growth, the area remains less linguistically diverse than the rest of the territory and the nation.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 80.6% of residents, and the 15.9% who speak another tongue is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people speak little or no English at 1.9%, which is about the same as the territory average.
1.9% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011022/melba/topic/language