25.8% —
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Melton (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Language in Melton (Western Victoria)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing variety of voices fills the streets of Melton, where over a quarter of residents now speak a language other than English at home. This represents a significant shift in the local mix, with the proportion of non-English speakers rising by 9.2 percentage points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 67.8% of people, Punjabi is the most common second language at 5.1%. About 25.8% of the community uses another language at home, which is well above the national figure, though 3.5% of residents speak little or no English.
3.5% ▲ +56.4%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Melton (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24808/melton/topic/language