14.3% ▼ -76.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 78.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Parafield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Parafield
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 61.9% of people in Parafield. The area has seen a sharp drop in the number of people using other languages at home, with the figure falling from 59.7% in 2011 to just 14.3% in 2021.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14.3% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is well below the national figure. Notably, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English, a result that is well below the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Parafield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041042/parafield/topic/language