35.4% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Language in Stirling
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in Stirling speak a language other than English at home, putting it among the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, with 35.4% of residents using a different language. The area's mix includes significant Italian and Mandarin speaking groups.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 62.1% of people speak only English, 35.4% use another language at home, which is far above the state average. This diversity is reflected in the 4% who speak little or no English, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas.
4.0% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
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.
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51405/stirling/topic/language