Centennial Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Centennial Park

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Centennial Park compared to the rest of the country. While 10.2% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 82.1% of residents, though Vietnamese and Italian are the most common other languages spoken. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

10.2% ▼ -15.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 10.2%

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

0.7% ▼ -64.2%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Centennial Park, English only is the majority at 96%; Vietnamese 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 Centennial Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50278/centennial-park/topic/language