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Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan)

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

A far higher share of people speak a language other than English in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) compared to the rest of the country. Nearly half of all residents use another language at home, making it much more linguistically diverse than most other areas.

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📍 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 45.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the Australian figure of 22.3%. While English is the most common language at 47.2%, Mandarin is widely spoken by 14.6% of residents; meanwhile, a little more than 5% speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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45.1% —

Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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5.3% ▼ -24.4%

Higher than 83% of state electorate 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 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 65%; Mandarin is next at 20%.

English only 47.2% Mandarin 14.6% Cantonese 3.4% Vietnamese 2.3% Hindi 2.1% Arabic 1.2% Italian 1.1% Tagalog 0.5% Greek 0.5% Punjabi 0.3%

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 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24703/melbourne/topic/language