St Albans - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in St Albans - South

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

Vietnamese is the most common language spoken at home in St Albans - South, where 32.8% of people use it. This is a highly multilingual area where 71.1% of residents speak a language other than English, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.

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📍 St Albans - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The 71.1% of people using another language at home is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that 21.5% of residents speak little or no English, which is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas.

71.1% ▼ -0.2%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 71.3%
  • 2016: 73.3%
  • 2021: 71.1%

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

21.5% ▲ +0.9%

Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 21.3%
  • 2021: 21.5%

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.

Language used at home

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In St Albans - South, the largest group is Vietnamese at 49%, followed by English only (28%) and Punjabi (5%).

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 St Albans - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011335/st-albans-south/topic/language