Clare · Suburb / Locality

Language in Clare

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

English is the dominant language for nearly everyone living in Clare, where only 4.3% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it an area where very few residents need translation services for daily life.

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📍 Clare, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 90.5% of residents speak only English, a small number of people use Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi or Italian. Only 0.2% of the population speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

4.3% ▲ +189.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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

0.2% ▼ -59.3%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Clare, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

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 Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40259/clare/topic/language