14.7% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ashby · Suburb / Locality
Language in Ashby
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost 15% of people in Ashby speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is well below the national figure, the community shows a diverse range of backgrounds. Most residents use only English, but Punjabi and Mandarin are also heard here.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14.7% of the population uses another language at home, though only 1.8% speak little or no English. This last figure is much higher than most similar areas, despite being a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.
1.8% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
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 Ashby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50032/ashby/topic/language