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Glen Forrest · Suburb / Locality

Language in Glen Forrest

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

English is the primary language for 90.4% of people in Glen Forrest. While more people here use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, the figure is still far below the state and national levels.

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📍 Glen Forrest, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 5.4% of residents speak a language other than English at home, though only 0.4% say they speak little or no English. This is a little below the Western Australian figure and well below the national average.

People using another language at home

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5.4% ▲ +19.9%

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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0.4% ▲ +119.0%

Higher than 67% 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 Glen Forrest, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 90.4% Mandarin 0.7% Italian 0.3% 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 Glen Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50552/glen-forrest/topic/language