19.4% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Unley · Council (LGA)
Language in Unley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in five people in Unley use a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most similar areas. This blend of languages reflects a community where 19.4% of residents speak something other than English, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 78.2% of residents, while Mandarin (3.5%) and Greek (3.3%) are the most common other tongues. Only 2.2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
2.2% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47980/unley/topic/language