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Geographe · Suburb / Locality

Language in Geographe

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

More people in Geographe use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, though it remains a very English-speaking community. English is the primary language for 87.9% of residents, with only 5.5% speaking another language.

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📍 Geographe, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the 5.5% of people using another language at home is higher than in most similar areas, it is far below the 18.4% seen across Western Australia. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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5.5% ▲ +57.8%

Higher than 62% 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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0.7% ▲ +41.4%

Higher than 72% 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 Geographe, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 87.9% Vietnamese 0.7% Cantonese 0.3% Greek 0.2% Italian 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Geographe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50534/geographe/topic/language