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Forreston · Suburb / Locality

Language in Forreston

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

English remains the dominant language in Forreston, where very few residents speak another tongue at home. Only 1.5% of people use a language other than English, leaving the area far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Forreston, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 93.1% of the population, and the 1.5% who speak another language is much lower than in most areas. Despite this, a tiny number of people speak little or no English, which is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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1.5% ▼ -75.2%

Lower than 63% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower 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 Forreston, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 93.1% Italian 1.2%

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 Forreston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40454/forreston/topic/language