Anketell · Suburb / Locality

Language in Anketell

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

A growing number of people in Anketell now speak a language other than English at home. While 80% of the community speaks only English, the area is now much more linguistically diverse than most similar places.

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📍 Anketell, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 16.4% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This diversity is seen in the use of Vietnamese, Mandarin, Italian, and Tagalog, though 2.5% of people speak little or no English.

16.4% ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 15.3%
  • 2021: 16.4%

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

2.5% ▼ -48.3%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.8%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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 Anketell, English only is the majority at 90%; Vietnamese is next at 4%.

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 Anketell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50019/anketell/topic/language