67.3% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dandenong - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Dandenong - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language diversity is among the highest for similar areas in Dandenong - South, where 67.3% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. Many residents use a variety of languages, though English is still the most common.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 67.3% of people use another language at home, which is far above the 27.6% seen in Victoria. This high diversity is reflected in the 15.3% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure far above the Australian average of 3.4%.
15.3% —
Higher than 99% 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 Dandenong - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041564/dandenong-south/topic/language