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Language in Derby

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

Just 4.5% of people in Derby speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the national average. While a small slice of the population uses a language other than English, this is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Derby, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 54.5% of the community. About 9.5% of people use another language at home, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%.

People using another language at home

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9.5% ▲ +108.2%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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4.5% ▲ +273.6%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Derby, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 54.5% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Italian 0.1%

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 Derby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50405/derby/topic/language