Sandringham - Black Rock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Sandringham - Black Rock

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

About the middle of similar areas use a language other than English at home in Sandringham - Black Rock. While 11.8% of residents speak another language, this is far below the state and national figures. Most people here speak only English, though the proportion of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Sandringham - Black Rock, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 84.5% of residents, with Mandarin, Greek and Italian as the most common other options. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 1.0%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.

11.8% ▲ +25.7%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.0% ▼ -16.8%

Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Sandringham - Black Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208011173/sandringham-black-rock/topic/language