31.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
Language in Murrumbeena
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 31% of people in Murrumbeena use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This high level of diversity is seen in the mix of languages spoken across the neighbourhood, though most residents still speak English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 31.3% of residents speak a language other than English, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While Mandarin and Greek are the most common second languages at 5.4% each, only 3.8% of people speak little or no English.
3.8% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/language