58.1% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Craigieburn - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Craigieburn - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a core part of daily life in Craigieburn - South, where more than half of all residents speak a language other than English at home. This linguistic diversity has grown steadily, with the proportion of non-English speakers rising by 9.3 percentage points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
More than half of the population (58.1%) use another language at home, a figure far above the national average of 22.3%. This diversity is seen in the 8.7% of people who speak Arabic and another 8.7% who speak Punjabi, while 9.3% of residents speak little or no English.
9.3% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051443/craigieburn-south/topic/language