Orange Grove · Suburb / Locality

Language in Orange Grove

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

English is the primary way people communicate in Orange Grove, with 86.8% of residents using only this language at home. This makes it a very English-speaking area compared to the rest of the country, as very few people here speak another language or struggle with English.

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📍 Orange Grove, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 6.1% of people use another language at home—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the Western Australian average of 18.4%. Italian is the most common non-English language at 1.5%, and there are no residents who speak little or no English.

6.1% ▼ -25.7%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.2%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 6.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Orange Grove, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 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 Orange Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51185/orange-grove/topic/language