31.1% —
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Language in Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Niddrie have shifted toward speaking English since 2016, though the area remains linguistically diverse. Roughly 31.1% of residents still use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 31.1% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the 22.3% national average. While English is the most common language at 65.6%, Italian (7.9%) and Greek (3.8%) are the next most spoken; meanwhile, 4.5% of residents speak little or no English.
4.5% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
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 Niddrie (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26207/niddrie/topic/language