29.0% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Moorabbin - Heatherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Moorabbin - Heatherton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Moorabbin - Heatherton have used a language other than English at home since 2011. Now, 29% of residents speak a different language, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a diverse community where nearly one third of the population is multilingual.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 66.5% of people speak only English, others use Mandarin (4.1%), Greek (3.6%), Italian (1.4%) or Hindi (1.3%). The share of people who speak little or no English is much higher than most areas, though it fell to 3.8% by 2021.
3.8% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Moorabbin - Heatherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031191/moorabbin-heatherton/topic/language