CensusAtlas

Narre Warren East · Suburb / Locality

Language in Narre Warren East

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

English is the dominant language in Narre Warren East, spoken by 87.3% of residents. While more people here use a second language at home than in most similar areas, this is still far below the Victorian and national figures.

Open map →
📍 Narre Warren East, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 10.4% of people use a language other than English at home, with Mandarin (3.5%) and Punjabi (1.2%) being the most common. Only 1.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the state average.

People using another language at home

View on map →

10.4% ▲ +5.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

View on map →

1.4% ▲ +44.8%

Higher than 80% 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.

Language used at home

View on map →

In Narre Warren East, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 4%.

English only 87.3% Mandarin 3.5% Punjabi 1.2% Italian 0.7%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Narre Warren East

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Narre Warren East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21894/narre-warren-east/topic/language