31.2% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Putney · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Putney
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 31.2% of people in Putney speak a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other similar places. English remains the primary language for the majority, but the community has seen a slight increase in diversity since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 65.9% of residents speak only English, those using other languages at home include Mandarin (6.6%), Cantonese (3.8%), Arabic (3.5%), and Italian (3.3%). Around 4% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
4.0% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Putney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021590/putney/topic/language