28.3% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sylvania - Taren Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Sylvania - Taren Point
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A gap of 6 percentage points separates Sylvania - Taren Point from the national average in language diversity. Nearly 28% of people here speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most other areas. This figure has risen steadily since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 67% of residents speak only English, Greek is the most common other language at 7.4%. Around 3.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the national average.
3.4% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Sylvania - Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011531/sylvania-taren-point/topic/language