49.8% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Southbank - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Southbank - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of residents in Southbank - East speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, marking the area as a diverse hub where almost 50% of people use a non-English language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is used by 44.9% of people, Mandarin is the most common second language at 11.8%, followed by Hindi at 4.2%. Only 3.9% of the population speak little or no English, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
3.9% —
Higher than 76% 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.
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 Southbank - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041509/southbank-east/topic/language