43.2% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
O'Malley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in O'Malley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in O'Malley compared to most similar areas. This linguistic diversity is a key feature of the suburb, where 43.2% of residents use another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 43.2% of people use a language other than English—far above the national figure of 22.3%—very few struggle with English. Only 1.7% speak little or no English, a figure that fell 1.5 points since 2016. Aside from English, the most common languages are Mandarin, Greek, Italian and Cantonese.
1.7% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091107/o-malley/topic/language