13.8% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fremantle - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Fremantle - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Fremantle - South compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians use another language at home, only 13.8% of people here do. Most residents speak only English, with the variety of languages spoken in the area falling since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 80.5% of residents, while Italian is the most common other language at 3.6%. Only 1.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
1.6% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Fremantle - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507021166/fremantle-south/topic/language