Salisbury West · Suburb / Locality

Language in Salisbury West

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

More people speak a language other than English in Salisbury West than in most similar areas, though the overall figure remains low. Only 7.9% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Victorian and national figures.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home by 86.8% of people. While 7.9% use another language—higher than in many similar areas—there are no residents who speak little or no English, a result well below the national figure of 3.4%.

7.9% —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.9%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Salisbury West, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Salisbury West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22227/salisbury-west/topic/language