38.4% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Carnegie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Carnegie
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in Carnegie has remained steady since 2011, with 38.4% of people speaking a language other than English at home. This figure is far above the national average and reflects a diverse community where more than a third of residents use a second language daily.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 7.4%, followed by Greek at 3.9%. While 4.8% of people speak little or no English—a figure much higher than most areas—this is 1.2 percentage points lower than it was in 2016.
4.8% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021176/carnegie/topic/language