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Forrestfield (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Forrestfield (East Metropolitan)

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

A smaller share of people speak a language other than English in Forrestfield compared to the national figure. While 18.9% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the Australian average of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English.

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📍 Forrestfield (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 18.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. English is the main language for 76.1% of the area, while Mandarin, Tagalog and Punjabi are the most common other tongues. People who speak little or no English make up 2.5% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.

People who speak little or no English

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2.5% —

Higher than 62% of state electorate 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 Forrestfield (East Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 92%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 76.1% Mandarin 1.6% Tagalog 1.0% Punjabi 0.9% Hindi 0.7% Italian 0.6% Arabic 0.5% Cantonese 0.5% Vietnamese 0.2% Greek 0.1%

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 Forrestfield (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52102/forrestfield/topic/language