18.6% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
North Perth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in North Perth
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 4.4 percentage points fewer people spoke a language other than English at home in North Perth between 2011 and 2021. While 18.6% of the community still use another language, this figure is now well below the national average of 22.3%. It remains a diverse area where many residents speak a variety of different languages daily.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 18.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Italian being the most common at 4.4%. While 3.0% of people speak little or no English, this is a slight drop from 2016 and sits about the same as the state figure.
3.0% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 North Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021040/north-perth/topic/language