8.1% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mornington Peninsula · Region (SA4)
Language in Mornington Peninsula
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Very little has changed since 2011 in the Mornington Peninsula, where only 8.1% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, marking the region as one of the most English-speaking areas in the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.7% of residents, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is well below the state average at just 0.9%.
0.9% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/214/mornington-peninsula/topic/language