16.8% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ferntree Gully - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ferntree Gully - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 80% of people in Ferntree Gully - North speak only English at home. This is a predominantly English-speaking area, though the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 79.7% of residents, with Mandarin (3.0%) and Cantonese (1.1%) being the next most common. While 16.8% of people use another language at home—well below the national figure of 22.3%—the proportion of those speaking little or no English is higher than in most similar areas.
2.3% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Ferntree Gully - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011447/ferntree-gully-north/topic/language