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Huntingdale - Southern River · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Huntingdale - Southern River

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

Over 18 percentage points more of the population now speak another language at home than in 2011, making Huntingdale - Southern River a diverse area. About 33.8% of residents use a language other than English, which is far above both the state and national figures.

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📍 Huntingdale - Southern River, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 62.3% of people speak only English, Mandarin is the most common other language at 4.8%. This high level of diversity is seen alongside 4.0% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the Western Australian average.

People using another language at home

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33.8% ▲ +113.6%

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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4.0% ▼ -5.4%

Higher than 76% 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 Huntingdale - Southern River, English only is the majority at 83%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 62.3% Mandarin 4.8% Arabic 2.3% Punjabi 2.0% Cantonese 1.2% Tagalog 1.0% Hindi 1.0% Italian 0.3% Vietnamese 0.3% Greek 0.0%

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 Huntingdale - Southern River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506041135/huntingdale-southern-river/topic/language