18.9% ▲ +74.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Language in Croydon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in Croydon is mostly English-speaking, though nearly one in five people use another language at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the proportion is still well below the Victorian and national figures. This mix reflects a community where English remains the primary way people connect.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18.9% of people use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin being the most common second language at 3.5%. Despite this diversity, only 4.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is about the same as the national figure.
4.0% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20682/croydon/topic/language