19.1% ▲ +54.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Berwick - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Berwick - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rising 19.1% of people in Berwick - North now speak a language other than English at home. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.7% of residents, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 3.6%. Only 2.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.2% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Berwick - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021293/berwick-north/topic/language