Finlayvale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Finlayvale

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English in Finlayvale compared to the rest of Australia. While 9.1% of residents speak another language at home, this is much higher than in similar small areas, though it remains well below the state and national figures.

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📍 Finlayvale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 51.5% of the area, though Italian is notably common at 12.1%. Despite the presence of other languages, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

9.1%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 9.1%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.9%
  • 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 Finlayvale, English only is the majority at 81%; Italian is next at 19%.

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 Finlayvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31039/finlayvale/topic/language