Montmorency - Briar Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Montmorency - Briar Hill

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary language for 86.8% of people in Montmorency - Briar Hill. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, though the proportion of people using other languages at home rose 2.4 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Montmorency - Briar Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 10.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Very few people struggle with English here, as only 1.0% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

10.5% ▲ +29.2%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.0% ▼ -4.5%

Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Montmorency - Briar Hill, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Montmorency - Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011202/montmorency-briar-hill/topic/language