33.4% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Narre Warren South - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Narre Warren South - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in Narre Warren South - East than in most similar areas. Around 33.4% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen steadily over the last five years. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 63.4% of people, but 33.4% use another language at home, which is well above the Victorian figure. This diversity is reflected in the 5.4% of residents who speak little or no English, a rate that is a little above the national average.
5.4% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212031457/narre-warren-south-east/topic/language