21.2% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Strathmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Strathmore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Strathmore now speak a language other than English at home, rising by 4.7 percentage points since 2011. While the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places, the 21.2% figure remains below the Victorian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.2% of residents, though Italian and Greek are the most common second languages. Only 1.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
1.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Strathmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011231/strathmore/topic/language