41.3% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Reservoir - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a daily reality for Reservoir - North East, where 41.3% of people use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3% and shows a community with a rich mix of cultural backgrounds.
English and the largest community languages.
More than four in ten residents speak a language other than English, with Italian (5.9%) and Greek (5.8%) being common choices. This diversity is reflected in the 7.4% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the 3.4% national average.
41.3% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7.4% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Reservoir - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209021523/reservoir-north-east/topic/language