20.2% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Clarkson · Suburb / Locality
Language in Clarkson
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a fifth of people in Clarkson speak a language other than English at home, a figure much higher than in most similar areas. This linguistic variety is a key feature of the suburb, where 20.2% of residents use a non-English language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 74.6% of people speak only English, the area has a diverse mix including Punjabi, Mandarin, Tagalog and Arabic. Around 2.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas.
2.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
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 Clarkson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50297/clarkson/topic/language