47.9% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Moncrieff · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Moncrieff
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Moncrieff use a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most areas. This trend has grown since 2016, with 47.9% of the community now speaking another language. It is a multicultural hub where a wide variety of native tongues are spoken daily.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 47.3% of people, followed by Punjabi at 5.7%, Mandarin at 3.4%, Hindi at 2.9%, and Arabic at 1.6%. While 4.8% of people speak little or no English—which is a little above the national figure—this proportion has fallen slightly since 2016.
4.8% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041120/moncrieff/topic/language