13.9% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bassendean · Council (LGA)
Language in Bassendean
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 80.7% of people in Bassendean. While more residents use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, the figure is still well below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.9% of people use another language at home, a figure that rose slightly since 2011. Common non-English languages include Italian, Vietnamese, and Mandarin, though the 1.8% who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.
1.8% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Bassendean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50350/bassendean/topic/language