17.9% ▲ +97.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Elizabeth East · Suburb / Locality
Language in Elizabeth East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Elizabeth East compared to most similar areas. While 17.9% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 71.9% of the area, though 4.8% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. Other common languages include Arabic at 1.6% and Vietnamese at 0.9%.
4.8% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Elizabeth East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40399/elizabeth-east/topic/language