56.3% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Laverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Laverton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in Laverton use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This multicultural mix has grown over time, with the proportion of non-English speakers rising by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 36.5% speak only English, many residents use Mandarin, Punjabi, Hindi or Vietnamese. This high diversity is reflected in the 7.6% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 3.4%.
7.6% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051363/laverton/topic/language