43.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nollamara - Westminster · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Nollamara - Westminster
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 44% of people in Nollamara - Westminster speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This diversity has grown over the last decade and is much higher than in most other areas. It makes the region a multilingual hub within the state.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 48.6% of residents, while other common languages include Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic and Mandarin. About 6.8% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average though it has fallen slightly since 2016.
6.8% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Nollamara - Westminster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021090/nollamara-westminster/topic/language