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Prospect · Suburb / Locality

Language in Prospect

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

English is the primary language for 90.7% of people in Prospect. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, with only 1.0% of residents using another language at home.

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📍 Prospect, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using a language other than English is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the area is slightly higher than most similar areas for people who speak little or no English, though this remains well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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1.0% ▲ —

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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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.

Language used at home

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In Prospect, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 90.7%

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 Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32369/prospect/topic/language