Strathmerton · Urban Centre

Language in Strathmerton

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

Only 2.8% of people in Strathmerton use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than most Australian areas. English is the dominant language spoken here, with the number of people using other languages falling since 2011.

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📍 Strathmerton, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 92.1% of residents, meaning the use of other languages is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While 0.5% of people speak little or no English, this is still well below the national average of 3.4%.

2.8% ▼ -50.2%

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.6%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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

0.5% ▲ —

Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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.

Language used at home

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In Strathmerton, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog 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 Strathmerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221067/strathmerton/topic/language