35.1% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Jesmond · Suburb / Locality
Language in Jesmond
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher proportion of people in Jesmond speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of Australia. Around 35.1% of residents use another language, which is well above the state average. This diversity is reflected in the range of languages spoken across the suburb.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
With 35.1% of people using another language at home, Jesmond is among the highest for this trait. This is mirrored by the 6.8% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the national average. While 52.6% speak only English, other common languages include Arabic, Mandarin, Vietnamese and Punjabi.
6.8% ▼ -34.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Jesmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12032/jesmond/topic/language