Baskerville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Baskerville

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

More people use a language other than English at home in Baskerville than in most similar areas. While 7.6% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Baskerville, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken by 89.4% of residents, with Italian and Cantonese being the next most common. About 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than the figure for most similar areas.

7.6% ▼ -15.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 7.6%

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

1.0% ▼ -4.6%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Baskerville, English only is the majority at 96%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 Baskerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50077/baskerville/topic/language