53.0% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Point Cook - North West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Point Cook - North West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of residents in Point Cook - North West use a language other than English at home. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the rest of Victoria and Australia, with a wide variety of cultural backgrounds reflected in the homes here.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
A striking 53% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the mix of languages spoken, including Mandarin (8.9%), Hindi (6.7%), Punjabi (3.1%) and Cantonese (2.5%), while 6.1% of residents speak little or no English.
6.1% —
Higher than 86% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213051581/point-cook-north-west/topic/language