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Language in Melrose

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

Very few residents in Melrose have shifted their language habits since 2011, with English remaining the dominant tongue. Only 1.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Melrose, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.6% of the population, and the typical resident speaks it exclusively. Mandarin is the most common other language at 1.5%, while no one in the area speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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1.2% ▼ -60.4%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Melrose, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 90.6% Mandarin 1.5%

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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40856/melrose/topic/language