Glendenning · Suburb / Locality

Language in Glendenning

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

Half of all residents in Glendenning use a language other than English at home, placing it among the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This high level of diversity is seen in the wide range of languages spoken daily, from Punjabi and Tagalog to Hindi and Arabic.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 46.5% of people speak only English, 50% use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. About 4.5% of the population speak little or no English, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas.

50.0% ▲ +16.9%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42.8%
  • 2016: 48.1%
  • 2021: 50.0%

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

4.5% ▲ +5.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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 Glendenning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11663/glendenning/topic/language