27.3% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Griffith · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Griffith
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in Griffith speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This linguistic diversity has grown over the last decade and is well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 65.8% speak only English, Italian and Punjabi are the most common other languages at 5.2% and 4.4%. About 5.8% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the state and national averages.
5.8% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113011256/griffith/topic/language