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Perup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Perup

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

English remains the dominant language in Perup, where only 4.3% of residents use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, marking the area as much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country.

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📍 Perup, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is spoken by 83.9% of the community, small numbers of people speak Mandarin (3.1%) and Italian (1.9%). Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.3% —

Higher than 57% 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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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% 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 Perup, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

English only 83.9% Mandarin 3.1% Italian 1.9%

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 Perup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51232/perup/topic/language