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Swanbourne · Suburb / Locality

Language in Swanbourne

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

More people in Swanbourne use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, though only 7.6% of the population do so. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, showing that English remains the dominant tongue here.

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📍 Swanbourne, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 89.1% of the community, with Mandarin being the next most common language at 1.2%. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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7.6% ▲ +19.7%

Higher than 72% 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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0.5% ▼ -31.3%

Higher than 68% 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 Swanbourne, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 89.1% Mandarin 1.2% Cantonese 0.3% Greek 0.3% Italian 0.2%

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 Swanbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51421/swanbourne/topic/language