22.0% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fairy Meadow · Suburb / Locality
Language in Fairy Meadow
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language patterns in Fairy Meadow have shifted over the last decade, with 22% of residents now using a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains about the same as the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 72.3% of residents, though Italian is the most common second language at 2.9%. About 3.9% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels for areas of this type.
3.9% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Fairy Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11487/fairy-meadow/topic/language