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Glen Waverley - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Glen Waverley - West

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Nearly two-thirds of residents in Glen Waverley - West use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community where Mandarin and Cantonese are widely spoken alongside English.

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📍 Glen Waverley - West, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 63.1% of people speak a language other than English, a figure that has risen 13 points since 2011. This high diversity is reflected in the 11.6% who speak little or no English, which is well above the Victorian average of 4.4%.

People using another language at home

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63.1% ▲ +25.0%

Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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11.6% ▲ +10.2%

Higher than 94% 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.

Language used at home

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In Glen Waverley - West, the largest group is English only at 44%, followed by Mandarin (32%) and Cantonese (11%).

English only 32.5% Mandarin 23.7% Cantonese 8.4% Hindi 2.9% Vietnamese 2.0% Greek 2.0% Punjabi 1.0% Arabic 0.7% Italian 0.7% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Glen Waverley - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051322/glen-waverley-west/topic/language