10.5% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Eltham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Eltham
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in Eltham use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.5% of residents speak another language, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While English remains the dominant tongue, the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English, while Mandarin, Italian and Greek are the most common other languages. Only 0.9% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the state average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031209/eltham/topic/language