18.5% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Salisbury East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Salisbury East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Salisbury East is shaped by a growing variety of spoken languages, with 18.5% of people using a language other than English at home. This reflects a diverse community where the use of non-English languages has risen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 77.5% of residents, others include Italian, Arabic, Greek and Vietnamese. A small number of people—3.9%—speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.9% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Salisbury East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041047/salisbury-east/topic/language