East Fremantle · Suburb / Locality

Language in East Fremantle

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

A small number of residents in East Fremantle now speak a language other than English at home. While the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar places, only 7.5% of people use another language, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 East Fremantle, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 88.3% of residents. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.

7.5% ▼ -17.2%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.0%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 7.5%

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

0.7% ▲ +11.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 East Fremantle, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 2%.

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 East Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50457/east-fremantle/topic/language