20.7% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Leeming · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Leeming
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five residents in Leeming speak a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most similar areas. This reflects a growing trend in the community, as the proportion of people using another language rose by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 77.4% of people speak only English, Mandarin is the most common second language at 6.3%. About 2.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most areas and has remained steady since 2016.
2.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Leeming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507041180/leeming/topic/language