32.3% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Darebin · Council (LGA)
Language in Darebin
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 32.3% of people in Darebin speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity is a key feature of the area, though the proportion of people using other languages has fallen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Greek, Italian, and Mandarin are the most common non-English languages used in the area. While 6.0% of residents speak little or no English—which is among the highest proportions for similar areas—this figure fell slightly from 2016.
6.0% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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.
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 Darebin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA21890/darebin/topic/language