Purnim West · Suburb / Locality

Language in Purnim West

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

Almost everyone in Purnim West speaks English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than most similar areas. No residents report using a language other than English, which is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home by 90% of the population. The proportion of people using another language is 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Purnim West, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Purnim West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22128/purnim-west/topic/language