20.2% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Clarkson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Clarkson
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five people in Clarkson speak a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most similar areas. This trend has grown over the last decade, with the proportion of people using another language rising by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 20.2% of residents use a language other than English, the most common are Punjabi, Mandarin, Tagalog, and Arabic. Very few people struggle with English, as only 2.4% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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).
More for Clarkson
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Clarkson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031101/clarkson/topic/language