25.3% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bassendean (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Language in Bassendean (East Metropolitan)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much higher share of people speak a language other than English in Bassendean compared to the state average. Over a quarter of the population uses another language at home, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade. This makes the area notably more linguistically diverse than most other parts of Western Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is used by 69.5%, other common languages include Vietnamese, Mandarin and Arabic. This diversity is reflected in the 4.6% who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
4.6% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Bassendean (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50502/bassendean/topic/language