28.5% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Parkville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Parkville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Well above the national figure, 28.5% of Parkville residents use a language other than English at home. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. While this reflects a trend of rising diversity since 2011, it remains roughly in line with the Victorian state average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 6.1%, followed by Cantonese at 2.8%. While 28.5% of people speak another language, those who speak little or no English make up 3.0% of the population, which is higher than most areas.
3.0% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Parkville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041124/parkville/topic/language