27.8% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Eastern Suburbs - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Eastern Suburbs - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 28% of people in Eastern Suburbs - South speak a language other than English at home. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is used by 66.1% of the population, Mandarin, Greek, and Cantonese are the most common other languages. Despite the high number of bilingual households, those who speak little or no English make up only 3.1% of residents, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.1% ▼ -24.2%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 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 Eastern Suburbs - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11802/eastern-suburbs-south/topic/language