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East Pilbara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in East Pilbara

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A gap of 6.7 percentage points separates East Pilbara from the state average in the proportion of people speaking a language other than English. About 25.1% of residents use another language at home, making the area more linguistically diverse than most similar regions. This trend has risen slightly since the last census.

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📍 East Pilbara, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 43.2% of people speak only English, the use of other languages has risen to 25.1%. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%, though those who speak little or no English remain low at 2.4%.

People using another language at home

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25.1% —

Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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2.4% ▲ +21.3%

Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In East Pilbara, English only is the majority at 95%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 43.2% Tagalog 0.9% Mandarin 0.4% Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Hindi 0.1%

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 East Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021267/east-pilbara/topic/language