Minto - St Andrews · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Minto - St Andrews

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Nearly 45% of people in Minto - St Andrews speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This diversity has grown steadily, with the proportion of people using other languages rising 10 points since 2011.

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📍 Minto - St Andrews, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the main language for 48.6% of residents, others include Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi and Tagalog. About 4.9% of the community speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the Australian average.

44.6% ▲ +30.4%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 34.2%
  • 2016: 40.8%
  • 2021: 44.6%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

4.9% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 4.9%

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 Minto - St Andrews [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021443/minto-st-andrews/topic/language