5.5% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Osmington · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English remains the dominant language in Osmington, though the share of people using other languages at home has risen slightly since 2011. While 5.5% of residents speak a language other than English, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.
English and the largest community languages.
About 88.3% of people speak only English at home. While the 5.5% who use another language is higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the state and national figures, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.
5.5% ▲ +59.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Osmington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51191/osmington/topic/language