19.5% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Watsonia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Watsonia
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 77.7% of people in Watsonia. While the number of residents using a language other than English at home has risen to 19.5% since 2011, this is still well below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly one in five people use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas. Only 2.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.4% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011204/watsonia/topic/language