19.0% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Croydon - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Croydon - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 77.2% of people in Croydon - East. While this is the dominant tongue, the proportion of residents using another language at home has risen to 19.0% since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The 19.0% of people speaking a language other than English is well below the national figure of 22.3%. However, the 4.5% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Croydon - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211031450/croydon-east/topic/language