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Language in Ashfield

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

More than one in seven people in Ashfield use a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Ashfield, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14.4% of residents speak a language other than English, with Mandarin being the most common among these. Despite being higher than nearby areas, only 2.2% of the community speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Western Australian average.

People using another language at home

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14.4% ▼ -8.1%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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2.2% ▼ -25.5%

Higher than 86% 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.

Language used at home

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In Ashfield, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 78.4% Mandarin 1.4% Italian 0.8% Arabic 0.6% Vietnamese 0.6% Tagalog 0.4% Cantonese 0.3%

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 Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50034/ashfield/topic/language