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.
Salisbury West · Suburb / Locality
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.
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.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% 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 Salisbury West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22227/salisbury-west/topic/language