16.6% ▲ +96.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Whittlesea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Whittlesea
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language diversity in Whittlesea has grown significantly since 2011, with the share of people using a language other than English at home nearly doubling to 16.6%. While this reflects a rising trend, the area remains much less linguistically diverse than the Victorian and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.7% of the area, though Punjabi (4.3%), Italian (1.6%), and Hindi (1.1%) are also spoken. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.6% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.6% ▲ +109.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041225/whittlesea/topic/language