47.5% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Carlton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Carlton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Carlton speak a language other than English at home, making it a far more linguistically diverse area than most. This mix of voices reflects a global community where English is spoken by only 45.7% of people.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language at home is 47.5%, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While Mandarin is the most common second language at 16.6%, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is much higher than most areas at 5.2%.
5.2% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041117/carlton/topic/language