Unley Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Unley Park

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

English is the primary tongue for 84.2% of people in Unley Park. While most residents speak only English, the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 13.5% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the use of Greek (4.5%) and Mandarin (2.2%), though only 1.5% of residents speak little or no English.

13.5% ▼ -6.2%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.4%
  • 2016: 11.8%
  • 2021: 13.5%

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

1.5% ▲ +119.4%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Unley Park, English only is the majority at 91%; Greek is next at 5%.

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 Unley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41491/unley-park/topic/language