28.0% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Donvale - Park Orchards · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Donvale - Park Orchards
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 28% of people in Donvale - Park Orchards use a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas and reflects a steady increase over the last decade. While the rate is about the same as the Victorian average, it sits well above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people speaking another language rose 6.5 percentage points since 2011, with Mandarin (7.0%) and Cantonese (5.4%) being the most common non-English tongues. About 3.8% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
3.8% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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 Donvale - Park Orchards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211021261/donvale-park-orchards/topic/language