Casuarina · Suburb / Locality

Language in Casuarina

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

Only 1.3% of people in Casuarina use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Casuarina, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 35.6% of the population, with the share of people speaking another language being far below Western Australia's 18.4%. Very few people speak little or no English here, at just 0.3%.

1.3% ▼ -26.6%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.3%

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

0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Casuarina, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 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 Casuarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50274/casuarina/topic/language