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Perenjori · Council (LGA)

Language in Perenjori

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Perenjori, where only 5.9% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While the number of people using other languages rose slightly since 2011, the area remains much more linguistically uniform than the rest of the country.

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📍 Perenjori, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (64.4%), with Mandarin being the most common other language at 1.6%. Only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national average.

People using another language at home

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5.9% ▲ +26.5%

Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.0% ▼ -26.4%

Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.

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 Perenjori, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 64.4% Mandarin 1.6%

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 Perenjori [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57000/perenjori/topic/language