Glastonbury · Suburb / Locality

Language in Glastonbury

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

Only 1.1% of people in Glastonbury use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.9% of residents, with Arabic spoken by 1.4%. While a very small number of people speak little or no English, this is still higher than in most similar areas.

1.1% ▲ +58.9%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.7%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Glastonbury, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic is next at 2%.

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 Glastonbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31138/glastonbury/topic/language