Charley Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Charley Creek

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Charley Creek, where language patterns have stayed very steady since 2011. Only 4.4% of people speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While most residents speak only English (79.4%), Mandarin is the most common second language at 8.8%. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, a figure well below the 3.4% national average.

4.4%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Charley Creek, English only is the majority at 90%; Mandarin is next at 10%.

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 Charley Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50286/charley-creek/topic/language