51.0% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Glendalough · Suburb / Locality
Language in Glendalough
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of all households in Glendalough use a language other than English, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This linguistic diversity is a standout feature of the suburb, with 51% of people speaking another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Over half the population speaks a language other than English, a figure far above the national rate of 22.3%. While English is the most common at 42.2%, other spoken languages include Hindi, Mandarin, Cantonese and Punjabi, and 4% of residents speak little or no English.
4.0% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Glendalough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50556/glendalough/topic/language