49.5% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Balga - Mirrabooka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Balga - Mirrabooka
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Balga - Mirrabooka speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and has grown steadily over the last decade. It marks the area as one of the most linguistically diverse places in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 49.5% of people use another language at home, which is far above the 22.3% national average. While English is the most common language at 41.7%, others include Vietnamese, Arabic, and Punjabi. Around 11.1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average.
11.1% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Balga - Mirrabooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021085/balga-mirrabooka/topic/language