58.9% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Delahey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Delahey
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 35.8% of people in Delahey, but the area is marked by a very high level of linguistic diversity. Nearly 60% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that is far above both the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 58.9% of people use a language other than English at home, including Vietnamese, Arabic and Tagalog. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and helps explain why 13.5% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the Victorian figure of 4.4%.
13.5% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Delahey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011331/delahey/topic/language