Aldgate · Suburb / Locality

Language in Aldgate

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

A huge gap exists between Aldgate and the rest of the country, with only 4% of people using a language other than English at home. This is far below both the state and national figures, making it a very linguistically uniform area.

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📍 Aldgate, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 94.3% of residents. Only 0.1% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%, though this is actually higher than most similar areas.

4.0% ▼ -14.6%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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

0.1% ▼ -74.5%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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 Aldgate, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Aldgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40008/aldgate/topic/language