23.2% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melbourne - Inner South · Region (SA4)
Language in Melbourne - Inner South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one quarter of people in Melbourne - Inner South use a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, reflecting a diverse local population where 23.2% of residents speak another language. This proportion has risen 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 73.4% of residents, while Mandarin (4.0%) and Greek (3.2%) are the most common other tongues. About 2.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most areas but has barely changed since 2016.
2.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Melbourne - Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/208/melbourne-inner-south/topic/language