Aveley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Aveley

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

Much higher proportions of people use a language other than English at home in Aveley compared to most similar areas. Around 22.2% of residents speak another language, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 74.1% of people, while other common tongues include Punjabi, Tagalog, and Hindi. Despite the high use of other languages, those who speak little or no English make up only 1.8% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

22.2% ▲ +112.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 22.2%

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

1.8% ▼ -1.4%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 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 Aveley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50040/aveley/topic/language