29.4% ▲ +93.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Asquith - Mount Colah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Asquith - Mount Colah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in Asquith - Mount Colah use a language other than English at home, making this a more linguistically diverse area than most. This is a significant shift for the region, as the proportion of people speaking other languages has risen by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 68.4% of residents speak only English, Mandarin is the most common second language at 5.6%. The proportion of people using other languages is well above the national figure, although the 3.3% who speak little or no English is about the same as the Australian average.
3.3% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Asquith - Mount Colah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021403/asquith-mount-colah/topic/language