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.
Edi · Suburb / Locality
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.
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.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
5.0% ▲ —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
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