21.5% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
St Kilda - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in St Kilda - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in St Kilda - West, where nearly 69% of residents speak only this language. While about one in five people use another language at home, the area is less linguistically diverse than the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 1.8% speak little or no English, a figure a little below the national average.
1.8% —
Higher than 58% 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 St Kilda - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051514/st-kilda-west/topic/language