Carramar · Suburb / Locality

Language in Carramar

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

English is the dominant tongue for most people in Carramar, where only 9.6% of residents use another language at home. While this is much higher than in many similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.

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📍 Carramar, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, though 0.7% speak little or no English, which is higher than in most similar areas. Other languages spoken in the community include Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese and Punjabi.

9.6% ▲ +10.9%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 9.6%

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

0.7% ▼ -6.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Carramar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50269/carramar/topic/language