Yalyalup · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yalyalup

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

English is the main language for almost everyone in Yalyalup, making it far less linguistically diverse than the national average. While 89.4% of residents speak only English, a small number of households use other languages in their daily lives.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the 22.3% national figure. Very few people speak little or no English here, at just 0.4%.

7.1% ▲ +76.1%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 7.1%

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

0.4% ▼ -8.1%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Yalyalup, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 1%.

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 Yalyalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51666/yalyalup/topic/language