2.2% ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glenelg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Glenelg
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 2.2% of people in Glenelg use a language other than English at home, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region. This is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. English is the primary language for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 90.2% of the population, with very few people speaking little or no English. This 0.2% is well below the national figure of 3.4% and has barely changed since 2016.
0.2% ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217011420/glenelg/topic/language