15.6% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Parmelia - Orelia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Parmelia - Orelia
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Parmelia - Orelia than across Australia. While 15.6% of residents speak another language, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this gap, the number of people using other languages has risen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.3% of residents, with Tagalog being the most common other language at 2.5%. Only 1.7% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure.
1.7% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 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 Parmelia - Orelia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031174/parmelia-orelia/topic/language