20.9% —
Higher than 76% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Greater Perth · Capital City
Language in Greater Perth
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language patterns in Greater Perth have remained steady over recent years, with about one in five people using a language other than English at home. The area is much more linguistically diverse than most similar regions, though it sits slightly below the national average for non-English speakers.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 20.9% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2016. While English is used by 74% of residents, Mandarin is the most common other language at 2.3%. Around 2.6% of the population speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas.
2.6% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 72% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Greater Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5GPER/greater-perth/topic/language