15.8% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Modbury Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Modbury Heights
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 81.8% of people in Modbury Heights. While most residents speak only English, the proportion of people using another language at home rose 6.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.8%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language at home is 15.8%, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Punjabi (1.9%) and Mandarin (1.7%) are the most common non-English languages, yet only 1.8% of residents speak little or no English.
1.8% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Modbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051053/modbury-heights/topic/language