16.2% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Jandakot · Suburb / Locality
Language in Jandakot
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 81.2% of people in Jandakot. While this is the dominant tongue, 16.2% of residents speak another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This linguistic mix reflects a community that is more diverse than many of its neighbours.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 16.2% of people use a language other than English at home, though this is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 4.1%, and only 2.1% of residents speak little or no English.
2.1% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
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 Jandakot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50682/jandakot/topic/language