31.4% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bentleigh - McKinnon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bentleigh - McKinnon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 65.3% of people in Bentleigh - McKinnon, though the area is becoming more linguistically diverse. Over a third of residents now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed steadily since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 31.4% of people use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 8.6%, while 4.5% of residents speak little or no English.
4.5% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Bentleigh - McKinnon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021174/bentleigh-mckinnon/topic/language