36.9% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Morang · Suburb / Locality
Language in South Morang
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much more linguistic diversity has grown in South Morang since 2011, with 36.9% of people now speaking another language at home. This figure is far above the national average and among the highest for similar areas. While many residents speak other languages, only 4% of the population speaks little or no English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly 37% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Victorian figure. While English is most common at 59.7%, other spoken languages include Italian (4%), Arabic (2.8%), and Punjabi and Greek (both 2.3%).
4.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.0%
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.
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 South Morang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22311/south-morang/topic/language