Forge Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Forge Creek

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

English is spoken by 86.7% of residents in Forge Creek. This is a very high figure compared to the rest of the country, where far fewer people use only English at home.

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📍 Forge Creek, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.2% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the 0.9% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

3.2% ▲ +161.3%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

0.9% ▲ —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Forge Creek, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 1%.

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 Forge Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20938/forge-creek/topic/language