16.3% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Perth - South West · Region (SA4)
Language in Perth - South West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 78.6% of people in Perth - South West. While the number of people speaking other languages at home has risen since 2011, this figure remains well below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state figure. Very few people, just 1.7%, speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.7% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Perth - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/507/perth-south-west/topic/language