26.1% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Airport West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Airport West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Airport West than in most similar areas. Around 26.1% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the national figure. However, this proportion has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 71% of residents, while Italian is the most common other language at 8.5%. About 3.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.7% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Airport West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011226/airport-west/topic/language