29.9% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bentleigh East - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bentleigh East - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in Bentleigh East - South speak a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This linguistic variety has grown since the last census and is much higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While Greek is the most common non-English language at 5.7%, English remains the sole language for 67.6% of residents. About 3.7% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other areas.
3.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 East - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021427/bentleigh-east-south/topic/language