44.4% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Parafield Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Parafield Gardens
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 45% of people in Parafield Gardens speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This diversity has grown significantly over the last decade, making the area much more multilingual than most other similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 51.5% of residents speak only English, Vietnamese is the most common second language at 7.5%. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 9.6% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
9.6% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041043/parafield-gardens/topic/language