20.5% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Watsonia North · Suburb / Locality
Language in Watsonia North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 78% of people in Watsonia North. While most residents speak only English, about one in five use another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 20.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Italian, Mandarin, and Greek being the most common. This is much higher than most similar areas, though 2.3% of people who speak little or no English is also much higher than the typical area.
2.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Watsonia North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22722/watsonia-north/topic/language