Melville Forest · Suburb / Locality

Language in Melville Forest

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

English is the only language spoken at home by nearly everyone in Melville Forest. No residents reported using another language, which is a far lower figure than the national average.

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📍 Melville Forest, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 88.9% of people speak only English at home, meaning the area is far below the Victorian and national figures for language diversity. Consequently, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is 0.0%.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Melville Forest, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Melville Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21645/melville-forest/topic/language