15.3% ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mooroolbark · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mooroolbark
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people speak a language other than English in Mooroolbark, which has risen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011. While 15.3% of residents now use another language at home, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here use English as their only language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.7% of the area, with smaller groups speaking Mandarin, Italian, Cantonese and Hindi. About 3.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the national average.
3.2% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Mooroolbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211051281/mooroolbark/topic/language