38.4% —
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Preston (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Language in Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly four in ten residents in Preston use a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most Australian areas. While English is the main language for 56.4% of the population, this variety shapes the daily life and sounds of the local community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 38.4% of people speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%, though this fell 5.2 points since 2016. Common non-English languages include Italian (6.0%), Greek (5.2%), Mandarin (3.9%) and Arabic (3.1%), while 7.3% of residents speak little or no English.
7.3% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
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.
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 Preston (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26903/preston/topic/language