20.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Perth - North West · Region (SA4)
Language in Perth - North West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A little fewer people use a language other than English at home in Perth - North West than across Australia. While 20.4% of residents speak another language, this is slightly higher than the Western Australian figure. This trend has grown since 2011, when the figure was 17.7%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 75.2% of people, with Vietnamese, Italian, and Mandarin being the most common other tongues. About 2.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
2.8% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/505/perth-north-west/topic/language