17.4% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pakenham - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Pakenham - North East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Higher proportions of people speak another language at home in Pakenham - North East than in most similar areas. Despite this, the 17.4% of residents who use a language other than English is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.3% of residents, while Punjabi is the most common other language at 2.5%. Only 2.1% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
2.1% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Pakenham - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212011549/pakenham-north-east/topic/language