28.6% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lockridge - Kiara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lockridge - Kiara
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 66.4% of people in Lockridge - Kiara. However, the area has become much more linguistically diverse, with nearly 29% of residents now speaking another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 28.6% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far above the Western Australian average and has risen 9.5 percentage points since 2011. While Punjabi and Vietnamese are common, 3.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.9% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Lockridge - Kiara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031062/lockridge-kiara/topic/language