9.4% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ferny Grove · Suburb / Locality
Language in Ferny Grove
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Ferny Grove use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, though this is still well below state and national levels. About 9.4% of residents speak a second language, which is a significant minority in this suburb.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 88.5% of residents, small numbers speak Mandarin, Punjabi, Italian or Cantonese. Only 0.5% of the population speaks little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
0.5% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Ferny Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31032/ferny-grove/topic/language