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Meeniyan · Suburb / Locality

Language in Meeniyan

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 92.7% of people in Meeniyan. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, with very few residents using a language other than English at home.

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📍 Meeniyan, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.3% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While this is lower than most areas, no one here reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.3% ▲ +62.9%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Meeniyan, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 92.7% Mandarin 0.7% Italian 0.6%

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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21637/meeniyan/topic/language