58.1% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Western · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Western
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in Western speak a language other than English at home, putting this area among the highest for linguistic diversity at this level. While 58.1% use another language, there is a strong command of English across the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose to 58.1% in 2021, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the area is among the lowest for those who speak little or no English, with that figure falling to 0.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 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 Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011135/western/topic/language