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.
Ferny Glen · Suburb / Locality
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.
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.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
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