Parrakie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Parrakie

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

English is the main language for 88.5% of people in Parrakie. While more people here use another language at home than in most similar areas, this is still far below the national figure.

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📍 Parrakie, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, with Italian being the most common choice. Despite this, no one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.

5.1% ▲ +53.8%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Parrakie, English only is the majority at 95%; Italian is next at 5%.

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 Parrakie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41117/parrakie/topic/language