8.4% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Dromana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Dromana
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Dromana compared to most similar areas. Only 8.4% of residents speak another language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 85.5% of residents, while Greek (2.8%) and Italian (1.8%) are the next most common. Only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Victorian figure of 4.4%.
1.0% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Dromana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021377/dromana/topic/language