Malmsbury · Urban Centre

Language in Malmsbury

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

English is the primary language for almost everyone living in Malmsbury. While the number of people using other languages at home has risen to 4.5% since 2011, this remains far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Malmsbury, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of residents speak only English (91.6%), which is why no one in the area reported speaking little or no English in the 2021 census. This is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

4.5% ▲ +171.5%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Malmsbury, English only is the majority at 99%; Arabic is next at 1%.

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 Malmsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221045/malmsbury/topic/language