Glenthorne · Suburb / Locality

Language in Glenthorne

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

A far smaller share of people speak a language other than English in Glenthorne compared to the rest of the country. Only 5.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 83.8% of people speak only English, Arabic is the most common second language at 1.3%. Notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, a figure well below the state and national averages.

5.6% ▲ +45.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Glenthorne, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic is next at 2%.

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 Glenthorne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11684/glenthorne/topic/language