58.5% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glen Waverley - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Glen Waverley - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in Glen Waverley - East speak a language other than English at home, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This linguistic diversity has grown significantly, with the proportion of people using other languages rising 15 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 22.9%, followed by Cantonese at 7.8%. While 58.5% of residents use another language at home—far above the national figure of 22.3%—about 9.7% speak little or no English, which is well above the Australian average.
9.7% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
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).
More for Glen Waverley - East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Glen Waverley - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051321/glen-waverley-east/topic/language