21.1% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Port Phillip · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Port Phillip
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Port Phillip have used a language other than English at home since 2011, with the figure rising to 21.1%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.1% of residents use a language other than English, with Greek (2.5%) and Mandarin (2.1%) being the most common. Only 2.2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
2.2% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Port Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20605/port-phillip/topic/language