17.9% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Middle Swan - Herne Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Middle Swan - Herne Hill
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in five people in Middle Swan - Herne Hill speak a language other than English at home. This reflects a growing trend in the area, as the share of people using another language rose by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 17.9% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. English is most common at 76.4%, followed by Italian at 2.4% and Tagalog at 1.4%, while 2.1% of people speak little or no English.
2.1% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Middle Swan - Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504031065/middle-swan-herne-hill/topic/language