21.0% ▲ +64.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ringwood East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ringwood East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English at home in Ringwood East than in most similar areas. While English remains the main language for 75.6% of residents, the proportion of people speaking another language has risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.0%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 21.0% of people speak another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This includes 5.1% who speak Mandarin and 2.0% who speak Cantonese, while 4.1% of residents speak little or no English.
4.1% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Ringwood East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031267/ringwood-east/topic/language