Leslie Vale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Leslie Vale

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Leslie Vale, where 92.1% of people speak only English at home. While it is more linguistically diverse than most similar areas, it remains far less diverse than the national average.

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📍 Leslie Vale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 22.3%. Despite this, 1.3% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

5.4% ▲ —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 5.4%

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

1.3% ▲ —

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Leslie Vale, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

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 Leslie Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60332/leslie-vale/topic/language