Frenchville - Mount Archer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Frenchville - Mount Archer

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Frenchville - Mount Archer than in most similar areas. English is the primary tongue for 88.3% of residents, making the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state or country.

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📍 Frenchville - Mount Archer, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.4% of people speak another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%, though this rose 2.1 percentage points since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.9% speaking little or no English.

6.4% ▲ +49.8%

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 6.4%

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

0.9% ▲ +14.7%

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Frenchville - Mount Archer, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

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 Frenchville - Mount Archer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031208/frenchville-mount-archer/topic/language