65.4% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Craigieburn - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Craigieburn - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the highest in its class for linguistic diversity, Craigieburn - West sees 65.4% of residents using a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. It is a multicultural hub where only 28.1% of people speak English exclusively.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Punjabi (11.5%), Arabic (8.4%) and Hindi (3.9%) are common languages here. This diversity is reflected in the 11% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the 3.4% national average.
11.0% —
Higher than 93% 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 Craigieburn - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051543/craigieburn-west/topic/language