15.9% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melba · Suburb / Locality
Language in Melba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A greater variety of languages are spoken in Melba than in most similar areas. While English remains the main language for the vast majority, about 15.9% of people here use another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 15.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though well below the ACT and national figures. English is the only language used by 80.6% of people, followed by Mandarin at 2%. Meanwhile, 1.9% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.9% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80094/melba/topic/language