33.3% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Keilor East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Keilor East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a third of the community now speaks a language other than English at home, marking Keilor East as a linguistically diverse area. While English is still the main language, the mix of spoken tongues is far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 33.3% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure. This diversity is reflected in the variety of languages spoken, with Italian (8.5%), Greek (4.9%), Vietnamese (2.9%), and Arabic (2.0%) among the most common after English. Around 5.1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure slightly above the Australian average.
5.1% —
Higher than 83% 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.
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 Keilor East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210011534/keilor-east/topic/language