Moe · Suburb / Locality

Language in Moe

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

English is the primary tongue for 84.9% of people in Moe. While more residents here speak a second language than in most similar areas, this is still far below the Victorian and national figures.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 6.4% of people use a language other than English at home, though only 1.1% speak little or no English. Besides English, the most common languages are Italian, Mandarin, Greek and Tagalog.

6.4% ▼ -11.8%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.3%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 6.4%

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

1.1% ▼ -0.7%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Moe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21716/moe/topic/language