The Caves · Suburb / Locality

Language in The Caves

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

English remains the dominant language in The Caves, where the proportion of people speaking other languages has stayed very low. Only 1.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below both the state and national figures.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home by 88.8% of people. Very few residents use another language, and the share of people who speak little or no English is 0.0%, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

1.9% ▲ +238.4%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.6%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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 The Caves, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 The Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32785/the-caves/topic/language