Scarsdale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Scarsdale

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

English remains the dominant language in Scarsdale, with only 3.6% of people using another language at home. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, making it a place where very few residents speak a language other than English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86% of residents. While only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than the figure for most similar areas.

3.6% ▲ +115.3%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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

0.5% ▲ —

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Scarsdale, 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 Scarsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22241/scarsdale/topic/language