Channybearup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Channybearup

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Channybearup, though very few people use another language at home. Only 5.7% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Channybearup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While few people use other languages, about 4.1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas. Most people speak only English (79.5%), while Mandarin is the most common other language at 2.5%.

5.7%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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

4.1% ▲ —

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.1%

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.

Language used at home

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In Channybearup, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

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 Channybearup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50284/channybearup/topic/language