42.6% ▲ +67.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cranbourne West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cranbourne West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than four in ten people in Cranbourne West speak a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse area. This figure has climbed 17 percentage points since 2011, reflecting a community where different languages are becoming a common part of daily life.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 42.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the main language for 52.7% of people, Punjabi is the most common second language at 9.2%, followed by Hindi at 2.1%. A little more than 5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is slightly higher than both the state and national averages.
5.8% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Cranbourne West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031304/cranbourne-west/topic/language