48.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glenroy · Suburb / Locality
Language in Glenroy
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all people in Glenroy use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This mix of cultures is a core part of daily life, with 48.9% of residents speaking a language from another country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Arabic is the most common non-English language spoken at 8.3%, followed by Italian at 4.5%. This diversity is reflected in the 6.7% of people who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average of 3.4%.
6.7% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Glenroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21047/glenroy/topic/language