9.0% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Frankston South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Frankston South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Frankston South compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.0% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87.5% of residents, while Mandarin and Greek are the most common other languages. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.9% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the state average.
0.9% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Frankston South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011373/frankston-south/topic/language