Carindale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Carindale

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Nearly 30% of people in Carindale speak a language other than English at home, making it much more linguistically diverse than most areas. This shift is a recent trend, as the proportion of residents using another language has risen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Carindale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 6.5%, followed by Cantonese, Greek and Italian. While 29.2% of people use another language, the number who speak little or no English is higher than most areas at 3.4%.

29.2% ▲ +33.2%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 29.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

3.4% ▲ +13.5%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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 Carindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303011051/carindale/topic/language