42.0% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wantirna South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Wantirna South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people speak a language other than English in Wantirna South compared to the rest of the country. Around 42% of residents use another language at home, which is 20 percentage points above the national figure. This diversity has grown steadily over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 55.1% of residents, but Mandarin (13.8%) and Cantonese (7.1%) are common alternatives. About 6.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average and has stayed steady since 2016.
6.5% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Wantirna South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011260/wantirna-south/topic/language