32.9% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melbourne - North East · Region (SA4)
Language in Melbourne - North East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English at home in Melbourne - North East than in most similar areas. About 32.9% of residents use a second language, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Along with 32.9% of people using another language at home, 5% of residents speak little or no English. While English is the main language for 62.9% of the area, Italian, Arabic, Greek and Mandarin are the most common other tongues spoken.
5.0% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/209/melbourne-north-east/topic/language