Elizabeth Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Elizabeth Vale

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

More than 31% of people in Elizabeth Vale use a language other than English at home. This makes the suburb far more linguistically diverse than the state average, with a strong presence of residents who speak little or no English.

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📍 Elizabeth Vale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 31.1% of residents speak a language other than English, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the 12.2% of people who speak little or no English, a rate far higher than the 3.4% seen across Australia.

31.1% ▲ +178.1%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 22.3%
  • 2021: 31.1%

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

12.2% ▲ +19.9%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 12.2%

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.

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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40404/elizabeth-vale/topic/language