20.5% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
South Perth · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in South Perth
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 20.5% of people in South Perth speak a language other than English at home. This is higher than most similar areas and has remained steady since 2011. While many residents use different languages, very few struggle with English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 74.5% of the area, followed by Mandarin at 3.7% and Cantonese at 1.5%. Only 2% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.
2.0% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 South Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50607/south-perth/topic/language