19.3% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Alphington - Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Alphington - Fairfield
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people have spoken a language other than English at home in Alphington - Fairfield since 2011, when the figure was 24.7%. Today, 19.3% of residents use another language, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.6% of people, with Greek (5.7%) and Italian (2.8%) being the most common other tongues. While 2.8% of the population speak little or no English, this is a little below the state figure.
2.8% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Alphington - Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021110/alphington-fairfield/topic/language