21.8% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Banyule · Council (LGA)
Language in Banyule
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 21.8% of people in Banyule use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While English remains the dominant tongue for 75% of residents, the variety of languages spoken has grown since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common second language at 4%, followed by Italian at 2.4%. Despite the variety of tongues, the 2.8% of people who speak little or no English is a little below the Victorian figure.
2.8% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Banyule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20660/banyule/topic/language