23.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Amaroo · Suburb / Locality
Language in Amaroo
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Amaroo use a language other than English at home, a figure that is slightly above the national average. This reflects a diverse community where 23.8% of people speak another language, though most still use English as their primary tongue.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 73% of people speak only English, others use Mandarin, Hindi, and Vietnamese. This is much higher than most areas, though the 2.3% who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.
2.3% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
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 Amaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80019/amaroo/topic/language