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Cannington · Suburb / Locality

Language in Cannington

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

Nearly 60% of people in Cannington use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is still the most common language, a wide variety of other tongues are spoken across the community.

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📍 Cannington, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 32.4% of residents, though Punjabi (11.9%) and Mandarin (9.3%) are also common. This high diversity is reflected in the fact that 8.1% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 2.3%.

People using another language at home

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59.2% ▲ +25.2%

Higher than 99% 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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8.1% ▼ -22.6%

Higher than 97% 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 Cannington, the largest group is English only at 50%, followed by Punjabi (18%) and Mandarin (14%).

English only 32.4% Punjabi 11.9% Mandarin 9.3% Arabic 2.9% Cantonese 2.5% Hindi 2.2% Tagalog 1.7% Italian 1.2% Vietnamese 1.0% Greek 0.1%

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 Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50246/cannington/topic/language