25.3% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Thornbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Thornbury
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A drop of 9.1 percentage points since 2011 marks a shift in the linguistic makeup of Thornbury. While 25.3% of people still use a language other than English at home, this figure is now lower than it was a decade ago. The area remains more linguistically diverse than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 71.6% of residents, though Greek (8.0%) and Italian (4.2%) are also common. About 5.0% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.0% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Thornbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021112/thornbury/topic/language