25.4% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Deakin · Federal Electorate
Language in Deakin
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A quarter of residents in Deakin use a language other than English at home, reflecting a diverse community where different cultures mix in daily life. This proportion has risen to 25.4% since 2011, making the area's linguistic variety well above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common second language at 7.5%, followed by Cantonese at 2.9%. About 4.6% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.6% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED211/deakin/topic/language