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In 2021, 74.8% of the population born overseas in the City of Melton, spoke a language other than English at home.

The City of Melton's language statistics show the proportion of the overseas-born population who speak a language at home other than English. They indicate how linguistically diverse a population is, and whether most migrants are from English speaking countries or non-English speaking countries. This topic also shows those languages spoken specifically by the first-generation migrants (those born overseas) so as to separate them from those born in Australia who speak another language.

Some countries, such as India, have a variety of languages spoken there, so the language spoken can indicate the region of the country of origin. Languages such as Arabic and Spanish are spoken in a range of different countries.

The City of Melton's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language spoken at home - Ranked by size
City of Melton - born overseas20212016Change
LanguageNumber%City of Melton - Total populationNumber%City of Melton - Total population2016 to 2021
Punjabi7,60011.95.91,9924.91.9+5,608
Hindi2,8434.51.91,5603.81.4+1,283
Vietnamese2,8034.42.51,6634.12.0+1,140
Tagalog2,6584.21.71,8624.61.5+796
Arabic2,3153.62.01,5153.71.8+800
Filipino1,9843.11.21,3323.31.1+652
Urdu1,7652.81.47411.80.7+1,024
Spanish1,4002.21.21,2443.11.4+156
Maltese1,2852.01.31,3663.41.9-81
Samoan1,2181.90.87561.90.7+462
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Excludes languages with fewer than 10 people speaking them at home.

Language spoken at home - Summary
City of Melton - born overseas20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Melton - Total populationNumber%City of Melton - Total population2016 to 2021
Speaks English only14,61722.954.311,51628.361.2+3,101
Non-English total47,74274.838.928,59770.432.2+19,145
Not stated1,4922.36.85301.36.6+962
Total people63,851100.0100.040,643100.0100.0+23,208
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language spoken at home by the population born overseas in the City of Melton in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Melton shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who spoke English only, and a larger proportion of those speaking a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 22.9% of the population born overseas spoke English only, and 74.8%% spoke a non-English language, compared with 54.3% and 38.9% respectively for the total population in the City of Melton.

The dominant language spoken at home by the population born overseas, other than English, in the City of Melton was Punjabi, with 11.9% of the population, or 7,600 people speaking this language at home.

The major differences between the languages spoken at home for the population born overseas in the City of Melton and the total population in the City of Melton were:

  • A larger percentage speaking Punjabi at home (11.9% compared to 5.9%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Hindi at home (4.5% compared to 1.9%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Tagalog at home (4.2% compared to 1.7%)
  • A larger percentage speaking Filipino at home (3.1% compared to 1.2%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of the population born overseas who spoke a language other than English at home increased by 19,145 or 66.9%, and the number of people who spoke English only increased by 3,101 or 26.9%.

The largest changes in the spoken languages of the population in the City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 were for those speaking:

  • Punjabi (+5,608 persons)
  • Hindi (+1,283 persons)
  • Vietnamese (+1,140 persons)
  • Urdu (+1,024 persons)

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