15.9% ▲ +1504.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Jackass Flat · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A variety of languages are spoken in the homes of Jackass Flat, though most residents still rely on English for daily life. While 15.9% of people use a language other than English at home, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.7% of residents, while Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi and Mandarin are also spoken. About 4.1% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels for this kind of area.
15.9% ▲ +1504.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4.1% ▲ +233.4%
Higher than 90% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Jackass Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21250/jackass-flat/topic/language