28.5% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pascoe Vale South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Pascoe Vale South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A wide variety of voices fill the streets of Pascoe Vale South, where nearly 29% of people speak a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the proportion has fallen from 33% over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 68.8% of residents, but Greek (7.9%) and Italian (7.8%) are also common. About 3.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a much higher figure than in most other areas.
3.6% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Pascoe Vale South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011109/pascoe-vale-south/topic/language