14.9% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Greensborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Greensborough
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in Greensborough, where only 14.9% of residents use another language at home. This is well below the national figure, though the number of people speaking other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English (82.6%), with smaller groups speaking Mandarin, Italian, and Greek. Very few people speak little or no English (1.4%), a figure that is a little below the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2016.
1.4% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Greensborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011197/greensborough/topic/language