Edi · Suburb / Locality

Language in Edi

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Nearly 12% of people in Edi speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is far below the Victorian and national figures, the community has a notable presence of Italian speakers.

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📍 Edi, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Italian is the primary non-English language here, spoken by 11.7% of residents. Around 5% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels for areas of this size.

11.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

5.0% ▲ —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Edi, English only is the majority at 87%; Italian is next at 13%.

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 Edi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20846/edi/topic/language