Meredith · Suburb / Locality

Language in Meredith

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

English is the overwhelming primary language for daily life in Meredith. Only 1.8% of residents use another language at home, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Meredith, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most people here speak only English, making up 91.1% of the population. Very few residents speak little or no English, which is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

1.8% ▼ -53.5%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Meredith, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Meredith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21656/meredith/topic/language