Jackass Flat · Suburb / Locality

Language in Jackass Flat

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.

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📍 Jackass Flat, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

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.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 15.9%

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

4.1% ▲ +233.4%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 4.1%

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 Jackass Flat, English only is the majority at 97%; Punjabi 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 Jackass Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21250/jackass-flat/topic/language