21.4% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glen Iris - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Glen Iris - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people speak a language other than English in Glen Iris - East, with this group rising by 4.7 percentage points since 2011. Now, 21.4% of residents use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.0% of the area, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 7.2%. While 2.5% of people speak little or no English, this is a little below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.
2.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Glen Iris - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011150/glen-iris-east/topic/language