25.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Malvern East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Malvern East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for most people in Malvern East, though a quarter of the community uses another language at home. This mix means that while most daily life is conducted in English, there is a significant presence of diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.5% of people speak a language other than English at home, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure. Mandarin (6.0%) and Greek (5.0%) are the most common alternatives, while only 3.0% of residents speak little or no English.
3.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208041195/malvern-east/topic/language