Crescent · Suburb / Locality

Language in Crescent

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

English is the primary language for 80.1% of people in Crescent. While most residents speak English, the area has a much higher rate of people using other languages at home than most similar places.

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📍 Crescent, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Greek and Italian are the most common other languages, and 3.2% of people speak little or no English.

14.9% —

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 14.9%

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

3.2% ▼ -47.2%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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 Crescent, English only is the majority at 88%; Greek is next at 6%.

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 Crescent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40326/crescent/topic/language