Fletcher · Suburb / Locality

Language in Fletcher

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

Only 2.3% of people in Fletcher use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, with very few residents speaking little or no English.

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📍 Fletcher, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 74.2% of the community, while Italian is the most common other language at 5.5%. Although the proportion of people using other languages is much lower than in Queensland and Australia, those who do speak another language generally have a high level of English proficiency.

2.3%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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 Fletcher, English only is the majority at 93%; Italian is next at 7%.

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 Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31051/fletcher/topic/language