23.9% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Maylands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Maylands
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 69.6% of people in Maylands. While most residents speak English, the area is more linguistically diverse than most other regions, with nearly a quarter of the population using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 23.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. This has fallen 3.0 points since 2011, and 2.9% of residents now speak little or no English.
2.9% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Maylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011046/maylands/topic/language