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Language in Ferguson

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

Language use in Ferguson has remained very stable since 2011. English is the dominant tongue, with only 3% of people speaking another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Ferguson, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 89.3% of residents speak only English. While 3% use another language at home, which is around the middle for similar areas, no one in the community speaks little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.0% ▲ +129.2%

Lower than 54% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Ferguson, English only is the majority at 100%.

English only 89.3%

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 Ferguson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50501/ferguson/topic/language