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Piara Waters - Forrestdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Piara Waters - Forrestdale

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A far higher proportion of people speak a language other than English in Piara Waters - Forrestdale than in the rest of the state. About 43.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Piara Waters - Forrestdale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 53.6% of residents, while Punjabi (6.8%) and Mandarin (4.9%) are the most common other tongues. This diversity is reflected in the 4.1% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas.

People who speak little or no English

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4.1% —

Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Piara Waters - Forrestdale, English only is the majority at 75%; Punjabi is next at 10%.

English only 53.6% Punjabi 6.8% Mandarin 4.9% Hindi 2.2% Tagalog 1.3% Cantonese 1.1% Arabic 0.8% Italian 0.4% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 Piara Waters - Forrestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011308/piara-waters-forrestdale/topic/language