41.1% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Narre Warren - South West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Narre Warren - South West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in Narre Warren - South West speak only English at home, yet the area is far more linguistically diverse than most. Around 41.1% of residents use another language, which is far above the national figure and has risen since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 3.7%, followed by Punjabi at 2.5%. This high diversity is reflected in the 6.8% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the Australian average.
6.8% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Narre Warren - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021456/narre-warren-south-west/topic/language