Jam Jerrup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Jam Jerrup

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

Almost 90% of people in Jam Jerrup speak only English at home. While this is far below the national and state figures, it is much higher than the typical language diversity seen in similar areas.

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📍 Jam Jerrup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 89.6% of residents, though 9.4% use another language at home. Italian is the most common second language at 5.7%, and no one in the area speaks little or no English.

9.4%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 9.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Jam Jerrup, English only is the majority at 94%; Italian is next at 6%.

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 Jam Jerrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21252/jam-jerrup/topic/language