13.6% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Clifton Hill - Alphington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Clifton Hill - Alphington
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Clifton Hill - Alphington than in the rest of Victoria. Only 13.6% of residents speak another language, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than both the state and the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 82.7% of people, while Greek is the most common second language at 2.4%. Only 1.6% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the Victorian and Australian averages.
1.6% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Clifton Hill - Alphington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071145/clifton-hill-alphington/topic/language