19.4% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Forrest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Forrest
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents in Forrest now speak a language other than English at home, with the figure rising 4.3 percentage points since 2011. While 19.4% of the community use another language, this is still lower than the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.8% of people, though Mandarin, Italian, Greek and Hindi are also spoken. Very few people here speak little or no English, at just 0.7%, which is lower than most areas.
0.7% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061063/forrest/topic/language