35.2% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Preston - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Preston - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a common part of daily life in Preston - East, where over a third of residents speak a language other than English at home. While this is far above the national figure, the proportion of people using other languages has fallen since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 35.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Victorian average. English is the main language for 60.6% of residents, followed by Greek at 6.2%, Italian at 3.8%, Mandarin at 3.7%, and Vietnamese at 3.4%. Meanwhile, the 7.3% of people who speak little or no English is much higher than in most other areas.
7.3% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Preston - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021428/preston-east/topic/language