16.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Chelsea Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Chelsea Heights
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Chelsea Heights compared to the rest of the state. Only 16.6% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure. This makes it a more linguistically uniform area than many other parts of Victoria.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 79.9% of the area, and the 16.6% who speak another language at home is far below the Victorian average. This is reflected in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 1.8%.
1.8% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Chelsea Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031187/chelsea-heights/topic/language