Seaview Downs · Suburb / Locality

Language in Seaview Downs

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

Much higher proportions of people use a language other than English in Seaview Downs compared to most similar areas. While 11.5% of residents speak another language at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 86.7% of the population, with Greek and Mandarin being the most common other languages. Only 1.3% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in similar areas but a little below the state figure.

11.5% ▲ +7.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 11.5%

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

1.3% ▲ +11.0%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 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.

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 Seaview Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41321/seaview-downs/topic/language