34.3% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Berwick - South East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Berwick - South East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 62.1% of people in Berwick - South East, though the area is notably diverse. More than a third of residents speak another language at home, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 34.3% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the Victorian average. While Mandarin, Hindi, Punjabi, and Arabic are common, only 3.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.4% —
Higher than 73% 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 Berwick - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212021553/berwick-south-east/topic/language