46.3% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Oakleigh - Huntingdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Oakleigh - Huntingdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Oakleigh - Huntingdale use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity is a defining feature of the area, where 46.3% of people speak a different language, compared to just 22.3% across Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Greek is the most common non-English language at 11.5%, followed by Mandarin at 7.9%. While 7.5% of people speak little or no English—which is well above the Victorian figure—this has fallen slightly since 2016.
7.5% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Oakleigh - Huntingdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051326/oakleigh-huntingdale/topic/language