12.0% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fremantle · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Fremantle
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 81.3% of people in Fremantle. This means far fewer residents use a language other than English at home compared to both the state and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 12% of people here use another language at home, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is far below the Australian average. Most of these residents speak Italian, while just 1.7% of the population speak little or no English.
1.7% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507021165/fremantle/topic/language