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Forest Grove · Suburb / Locality

Language in Forest Grove

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English remains the dominant language in Forest Grove, where just 5.2% of people speak another language at home. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Forest Grove, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (89.6%), and Arabic is the most common other language at 3.5%. No one in the area reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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5.2% —

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Forest Grove, English only is the majority at 96%; Arabic is next at 4%.

English only 89.6% Arabic 3.5%

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 Forest Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11546/forest-grove/topic/language