4.8% ▲ —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
James Well · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language spoken in James Well, though a small number of residents now use other languages at home. This reflects a shift since 2011, with 4.8% of people now using a language other than English, which is higher than in most similar areas.
English and the largest community languages.
While 85.7% of people speak only English, the proportion using another language is far below the national figure of 22.3%. There are no residents who speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.
4.8% ▲ —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in James Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40634/james-well/topic/language