35.7% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melton - Bacchus Marsh · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Melton - Bacchus Marsh
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in Melton - Bacchus Marsh now speak a language other than English at home. This figure has risen sharply to 35.7%, making the area far more linguistically diverse than the national average. While English remains the main language, the community has seen a significant shift toward multiculturalism over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 5.5%, followed by Vietnamese, Arabic and Hindi. Despite the high proportion of people using other languages, those who speak little or no English make up just 4.3% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
4.3% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Melton - Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21304/melton-bacchus-marsh/topic/language