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South Yarra - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in South Yarra - West

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant tongue in South Yarra - West, spoken exclusively at home by 72.3% of residents. While the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar places, the proportion of people using another language is still well below the Victorian average.

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📍 South Yarra - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 19.5% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 3.1 points since 2011. This diversity is seen in the use of Mandarin, Cantonese, Greek and Italian, yet only 1.6% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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19.5% ▲ +18.7%

Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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1.6% ▲ +6.4%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In South Yarra - West, English only is the majority at 89%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 72.3% Mandarin 4.5% Cantonese 1.2% Greek 0.9% Italian 0.8% Hindi 0.6% Vietnamese 0.5% Arabic 0.3% Tagalog 0.3%

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 South Yarra - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041125/south-yarra-west/topic/language