9.6% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Seaford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Seaford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 9.6% of people in Seaford use a language other than English at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, showing the area is much less linguistically diverse than the wider region. This pattern has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant tongue here, spoken by 84.6% of residents. Very few people struggle with the language, with only 1.2% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the Victorian average.
1.2% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Seaford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214011375/seaford/topic/language