43.0% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ashwood - Chadstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ashwood - Chadstone
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Ashwood - Chadstone speak a language other than English at home, making it a far more linguistically diverse area than most of Australia. This reflects a community where a variety of cultural backgrounds are common in daily life, with 43% of people using another language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 11.3%, followed by Greek, Cantonese and Hindi. While 53% speak only English, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is 6.6%, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
6.6% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Ashwood - Chadstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051319/ashwood-chadstone/topic/language