Saddleworth · Suburb / Locality

Language in Saddleworth

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

Saddleworth sits around the middle of similar areas for its linguistic diversity, though it is far less diverse than the wider state. Only 2.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 90.1% of the population. This explains why no one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

2.7% ▼ -29.7%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Saddleworth, English only is the majority at 99%; Vietnamese 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 Saddleworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41286/saddleworth/topic/language