30.2% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Leanyer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Leanyer
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 30% of Leanyer residents now speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen by 7.8 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places, with a typical level of English proficiency that is about the same as the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 30.2% of people use another language at home, which is well above the Australian figure of 22.3%. While 62% speak only English, the most common other languages are Greek (6%), Tagalog (2.3%), Cantonese (1.8%), and Mandarin (1.7%).
4.2% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021020/leanyer/topic/language