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Cardross · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cardross

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

English is the primary language for 85.6% of people in Cardross. While more people here speak another language at home than in most similar areas, the figure is still far below the state and national averages.

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📍 Cardross, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, with small numbers speaking Mandarin, Italian, and Arabic. This is much higher than most similar areas, and 2.5% of people here speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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8.3% ▲ +15.0%

Higher than 73% 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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2.5% ▲ +45.4%

Higher than 87% 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 Cardross, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 85.6% Mandarin 1.1% Italian 0.9% Arabic 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.4%

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 Cardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20488/cardross/topic/language