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Ferryden Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Ferryden Park

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

More than 60% of people in Ferryden Park use a language other than English at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This high level of diversity is reflected in the fact that only about a third of residents speak English only.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 60.7% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This includes 22.8% who speak Vietnamese and 4.2% who speak Punjabi; meanwhile, 15% of residents speak little or no English, a figure far above the 3.4% national average.

People using another language at home

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60.7% ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 99% 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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15.0% ▼ -4.3%

Higher 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 Ferryden Park, the largest group is English only at 46%, followed by Vietnamese (31%) and Punjabi (6%).

English only 34.7% Vietnamese 22.8% Punjabi 4.2% Greek 2.8% Mandarin 2.6% Cantonese 2.2% Arabic 1.4% Hindi 1.4% Tagalog 1.4% Italian 1.3%

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 Ferryden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40434/ferryden-park/topic/language