24.4% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
St Clair · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in St Clair
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About one in four residents in St Clair use a language other than English at home. This figure has risen to 24.4% since 2011, making the area more linguistically diverse than most similar places. While English remains the main language, there is a growing mix of different cultural backgrounds across the suburb.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 71% of people, but 24.4% use another language, with Arabic (4%), Tagalog (2%), Punjabi (1.1%) and Hindi (1%) being the most common. A small number of residents—2.8%—speak little or no English, which is a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.8% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 St Clair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051470/st-clair/topic/language