10.8% ▲ +154.9%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Serpentine-Jarrahdale · Council (LGA)
Language in Serpentine-Jarrahdale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than double the number of people in Serpentine-Jarrahdale spoke another language at home in 2021 compared to 2011. While 10.8% of residents now use a language other than English, this remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 83.6% of residents, though Punjabi is the most common other language at 1.8%. Despite a rise in diversity, the 0.9% of people who speak little or no English is a little below the state and national figures.
0.9% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Serpentine-Jarrahdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57700/serpentine-jarrahdale/topic/language