19.8% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mentone · Suburb / Locality
Language in Mentone
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people in Mentone use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 19.8% of residents speak another language, this is still well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.5% of people, though Greek and Mandarin are the most common other options. About 2.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas.
2.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21648/mentone/topic/language