27.0% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a key part of daily life in Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood, where 27.0% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While many diverse languages are spoken, the proportion of residents using another language has remained steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 27.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 3.8%, though the 2.6% who speak little or no English has fallen since 2016.
2.6% ▼ -35.5%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506021123/victoria-park-lathlain-burswood/topic/language