23.3% ▲ +176.5%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cranbourne South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cranbourne South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A jump of 15 percentage points since 2011 has seen Cranbourne South become much more linguistically diverse. About 23.3% of people now speak a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is spoken by 72.7% of residents, Punjabi is the most common second language at 4.6%. The number of people who speak little or no English has risen to 2.3%, which is a little below the national figure.
2.3% ▲ +176.7%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Cranbourne South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031303/cranbourne-south/topic/language