Crafers West · Suburb / Locality

Language in Crafers West

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

English is the primary language for 91.7% of Crafers West, making it a very linguistically uniform area. While it is more diverse than some similar places, the proportion of people speaking other languages is far below the national figure.

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📍 Crafers West, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 5.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Australian average of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.3%.

5.7% ▼ -10.9%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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

0.3% ▼ -53.3%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Crafers West, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian 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 Crafers West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40323/crafers-west/topic/language