46.6% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Point Cook - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Point Cook - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all people in Point Cook - East speak a language other than English at home, making it a very linguistically diverse area. This cultural variety has grown recently, with the proportion of people using other languages rising 7.5 percentage points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 47.9% of residents, but Mandarin (9.7%), Hindi (4.2%), and Punjabi (2.9%) are also common. This diversity is far above the national figure, and 5.7% of people speak little or no English.
5.7% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 Point Cook - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051464/point-cook-east/topic/language