20.8% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Brighton East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Brighton East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people speak a language other than English in Brighton East than in most parts of Victoria. While 20.8% of the population uses another language at home, this is well below the state figure. This trend has risen slightly since 2011, though English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 20.8% of people use another language at home, with Mandarin (4.6%) and Greek (2.7%) being the most common after English. Only 2.3% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average.
2.3% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Brighton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011170/brighton-east/topic/language