11.3% ▲ +97.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Language in Beaconsfield
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Beaconsfield compared to similar areas. While 11.3% of residents use another language at home, this remains far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 85.6% of people. Other languages spoken include Mandarin, Punjabi, Italian, and Tagalog. Only 1.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the state average.
1.2% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20175/beaconsfield/topic/language