Carisbrook · Urban Centre

Language in Carisbrook

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Carisbrook (L), where the use of other languages has barely changed since 2011. Only 2% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

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📍 Carisbrook, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 93% of the community, making the use of other languages much lower than in most areas. While 0.4% of people speak little or no English, this is still well below the Victorian average of 4.4%.

2.0% ▼ -26.4%

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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

0.4% ▲ +23.9%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Carisbrook, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Carisbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221017/carisbrook/topic/language