21.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Upper Warren · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher than most similar areas, 21.8% of people in Upper Warren use a language other than English at home. This makes the area stand out in the region, with a significant number of residents who speak little or no English.
English and the largest community languages.
While 81.8% of residents speak only English, 7.3% speak Mandarin. This diversity is reflected in the 7.3% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
21.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
7.3% ▲ —
Higher than 95% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Upper Warren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51483/upper-warren/topic/language