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Language in Upper Swan

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

A huge gap exists between the language profile of Upper Swan and the rest of the country, with very few people using a language other than English. Just 2.7% of residents speak a different language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. It is a place where English is overwhelmingly the primary way people communicate.

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📍 Upper Swan, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 93.3% of people at home, leaving only 2.7% who use another language. This is far below the Western Australian rate of 18.4%, and 0.0% of the population speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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2.7% ▼ -42.9%

Lower than 56% 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% ▼ -100.0%

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 Upper Swan, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 93.3% Italian 0.5%

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 Upper Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51482/upper-swan/topic/language