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Language in Orana

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

Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Orana compared to most similar areas. While 9.2% of the population uses another language at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents use only English, which is the case for 85.3% of the area.

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📍 Orana, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Tagalog is the most common non-English language spoken here at 2.0%. While a small number of people speak little or no English (2.2%), this is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Western Australian average.

People using another language at home

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9.2% ▲ +48.6%

Higher than 74% 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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2.2% ▲ +70.5%

Higher than 86% 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 Orana, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 85.3% Tagalog 2.0% Italian 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Orana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51184/orana/topic/language