41.7% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Craigieburn - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Craigieburn - Central
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than four in ten people in Craigieburn - Central use a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most Australian suburbs. This reflects a community where a wide range of global languages are heard and spoken in daily life.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 41.7% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2016 and sits far above the national average. While English is most common at 51.9%, Punjabi and Arabic are also widely spoken, and 7.0% of people speak little or no English.
7.0% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Craigieburn - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051441/craigieburn-central/topic/language