36.8% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nunawading · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Nunawading
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents in Nunawading now speak a language other than English at home, with that figure rising 8.6 percentage points since 2011. This trend has pushed the area well beyond the national average, with 36.8% of people using a second language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common second language at 10.9%, followed by Cantonese at 5.3%. This linguistic diversity is reflected in the 6.9% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
6.9% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Nunawading [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211041271/nunawading/topic/language