42.4% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Point Cook - North East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Point Cook - North East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just over half of people in Point Cook - North East speak only English at home, though the area is far more linguistically diverse than most of the country. About 42.4% of residents use another language, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This mix of backgrounds helps explain why the area has a much higher rate of non-English speakers than most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Common languages spoken alongside English include Mandarin (6.5%), Hindi (4.7%), Arabic (2.1%), and Punjabi (1.9%). About 5.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 4.4%.
5.6% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051580/point-cook-north-east/topic/language