31.8% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mitcham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mitcham
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 31.8% of people in Mitcham use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a growing trend in the area, with the number of people speaking other languages rising by 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 10.5%, followed by Cantonese at 4.5%. While most residents speak English, 5.6% speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.6% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041270/mitcham/topic/language