31.7% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Altona Meadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Altona Meadows
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 32% of people in Altona Meadows speak a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure. While this level of diversity is much higher than in most similar areas, the proportion has fallen by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 31.7% of residents use another language at home, which is well above the Victorian average. This is reflected in the mix of voices, with Vietnamese, Greek, Arabic and Italian being the most common non-English languages. Meanwhile, 5.1% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas.
5.1% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Altona Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213021342/altona-meadows/topic/language