5.4% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Northam · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Northam
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Northam compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.4% of residents use another language at home, which is much lower than the national figure of 22.3%. This pattern has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.2% of people, with Tagalog being the most common non-English language at 0.7%. Very few residents speak little or no English (0.6%), a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
0.6% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021243/northam/topic/language