24.3% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 72.8% of people in Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert. While most residents speak English, the number of people using another language at home has risen to 24.3% since 2011. This reflects a growing linguistic diversity in the area compared to a decade ago.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About one quarter of residents now speak a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas. Mandarin is the most common second language at 9.8%, while only 3.5% of people speak little or no English.
3.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Surrey Hills (East) - Mont Albert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031167/surrey-hills-mont-albert/topic/language