Champion Lakes · Suburb / Locality

Language in Champion Lakes

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

Nearly 23% of people in Champion Lakes speak a language other than English at home. This is well above the Western Australian figure, making the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places. While many different languages are spoken, the vast majority of residents still use only English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 22.8% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than in most areas. Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 3%, while only 1.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure slightly below the national average.

22.8% ▲ +107.7%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 22.8%

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

1.5% ▲ +4.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Champion Lakes, English only is the majority at 92%; Punjabi is next at 4%.

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 Champion Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50281/champion-lakes/topic/language