57.0% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Cannington - Queens Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Cannington - Queens Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A jump of 14 percentage points since 2011 means more people in Cannington - Queens Park now speak a language other than English at home. Over half the population—57%—use a second language, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language for 36.1% of residents, while Punjabi (9.5%) and Mandarin (7.9%) are the most common other tongues. About 7.9% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average of 2.3%.
7.9% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Cannington - Queens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031127/cannington-queens-park/topic/language