23.0% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Scullin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Scullin
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Scullin have shifted to using a language other than English at home, with this figure rising 5.7 percentage points since 2011. Now, 23.0% of residents speak another language, which is higher than most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 72.6% of the community, others include Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Arabic. About 3.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
3.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 Scullin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011024/scullin/topic/language