Ferny Glen · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ferny Glen

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Ferny Glen compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.9% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a significant gap between the local area and the broader Australian population.

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📍 Ferny Glen, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 87.9% of residents. While 9.9% of people use another language at home—which is much higher than in most similar areas—no one in the community reports speaking little or no English.

9.9%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 9.9%

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 Ferny Glen, 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 Ferny Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31031/ferny-glen/topic/language