17.4% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Subiaco - Shenton Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Subiaco - Shenton Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Subiaco - Shenton Park have used a language other than English at home since 2011, with the figure rising 3.2 percentage points to 17.4%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 77.7% of residents, though Mandarin is the most common other language at 2.9%. Very few people struggle with English, with just 1.6% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.4%.
1.6% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Subiaco - Shenton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021042/subiaco-shenton-park/topic/language