Cashmere · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cashmere

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

Very few people in Cashmere have shifted away from English as their main language since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking, with 93.3% of residents using only English at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 5.0% of residents use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, a rate well below the Australian average.

5.0% ▲ +26.1%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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

0.2% ▼ -8.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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.

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 Cashmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30556/cashmere/topic/language