11.4% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pakenham South · Suburb / Locality
Language in Pakenham South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 11.4% of Pakenham South residents speak a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the state and national figures. The area is predominantly English-speaking, though a small number of residents face language barriers.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83% of the population, with Vietnamese being the next most common at 1.3%. Despite the overall low rate of other languages, the 6.1% of people who speak little or no English is a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
6.1% ▲ +340.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Pakenham South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22028/pakenham-south/topic/language