21.2% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Perth - North East · Region (SA4)
Language in Perth - North East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English at home in Perth - North East than in most similar areas. About 21.2% of residents speak another language, a figure that has risen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011. English remains the main language, spoken exclusively by 73.2% of the population.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 21.2% of people use another language at home, 3.0% speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas. Aside from English, the most common languages spoken are Vietnamese, Punjabi, Mandarin and Italian.
3.0% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Perth - North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/504/perth-north-east/topic/language