Carey Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Carey Park

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Carey Park compared to the rest of the country. While 8.3% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most of the community uses English as their only language.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 83.0% of people at home, though Tagalog and Mandarin are the next most common. Only 1.1% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

8.3% ▲ +28.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 8.3%

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

1.1% ▼ -16.2%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Carey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50261/carey-park/topic/language