Craigburn Farm · Suburb / Locality

Language in Craigburn Farm

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

English is the primary language for 84.9% of residents in Craigburn Farm. While the area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places, its 14.2% share of people using another language at home remains well below the national figure.

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📍 Craigburn Farm, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, though 14.2% use another language at home, including Mandarin (2.2%), Greek (0.9%) and Hindi (0.9%). This is much higher than most similar areas, yet the 1.3% who speak little or no English is still a little below the Australian average.

14.2% ▲ +40.6%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 14.2%

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

1.3% ▲ +43.5%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 1.3%

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.

Language used at home

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In Craigburn Farm, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin 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 Craigburn Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40324/craigburn-farm/topic/language