17.4% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Carrum Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Carrum Downs
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Carrum Downs have started using a language other than English at home, with this group growing to 17.4% since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents still speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 17.4% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%. English is the main language for 78.1% of residents, while 2.1% speak little or no English—a figure that is slightly lower than the national average.
2.1% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Carrum Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011370/carrum-downs/topic/language