41.3% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melbourne - North West · Region (SA4)
Language in Melbourne - North West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people speak a language other than English in Melbourne - North West than in most similar areas. Around 41.3% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 53.3% speak only English, common languages here include Arabic at 6.8%, Italian at 3.5%, and Punjabi at 3.2%. This diversity is reflected in the 6.6% of people who speak little or no English, which is much higher than the 3.4% figure for Australia.
6.6% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/210/melbourne-north-west/topic/language