25.4% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ascot Vale · Suburb / Locality
Language in Ascot Vale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a quarter of people in Ascot Vale use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This linguistic diversity is a key feature of the suburb, with 25.4% of residents speaking a non-English language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 69.2% of residents speak only English, Italian and Vietnamese are the most common other languages at 3.1% each. About 4.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
4.5% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Ascot Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20075/ascot-vale/topic/language