34.5% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Alawa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Alawa
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in Alawa use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This linguistic diversity has grown quickly over the last decade, making the area much more multicultural than most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 34.5% of residents speak a language other than English, a figure that rose 11 points since 2011. While 56% speak only English, others use Greek, Mandarin, Tagalog or Vietnamese, and 5.1% of people speak little or no English.
5.1% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Alawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021010/alawa/topic/language