45.0% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Templestowe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Templestowe
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 51.6% of people in Templestowe, though nearly half the population uses another language at home. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 45% of residents speak a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 5.9 points since 2011 and is far above the national average. Mandarin is the most common second language at 13.1%, while 6.9% of people speak little or no English.
6.9% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021159/templestowe/topic/language