Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality

Language in Sunnyside

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

Higher than most similar areas, 8% of people in Sunnyside speak a language other than English at home. Despite this, the area is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 81% of residents. While the proportion of people using another language is higher than in similar areas, it is far below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. No one in the area speaks little or no English.

8.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 8.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Sunnyside, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51418/sunnyside/topic/language