26.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people are using a language other than English at home in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, with the figure falling 2.1 percentage points since 2011. While English is the main language for most, about 26.5% of the community still speaks another tongue at home. This is well above the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 26.5% of people use a language other than English at home, with Vietnamese, Cantonese, Greek and Mandarin being the most common choices. This is higher than most areas, and it is consistent with the 5.1% who speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other parts of the country.
5.1% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021328/sydenham-tempe-st-peters/topic/language