22.6% ▲ +101.9%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Forrestfield - Wattle Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Forrestfield - Wattle Grove
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A doubling of people speaking a language other than English since 2011 has shifted the linguistic profile of Forrestfield - Wattle Grove. Now, 22.6% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is well above the Western Australian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 72.2% of people, others include Mandarin, Tagalog, Punjabi and Hindi. Despite the rise in diversity, the proportion of people who speak little or no English has barely changed since 2016, sitting at 2.5%.
2.5% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Forrestfield - Wattle Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051138/forrestfield-wattle-grove/topic/language