Pheasant Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Pheasant Creek

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

English is spoken by nearly 80% of people in Pheasant Creek, making it a very linguistically uniform area. While most residents speak only English, the small proportion who use other languages is actually higher than in most similar areas.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 3.3%, and 1.4% of residents speak little or no English.

5.6% ▼ -23.1%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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

1.4% ▲ +49.1%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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 Pheasant Creek, English only is the majority at 96%; Punjabi is next at 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 Pheasant Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22064/pheasant-creek/topic/language