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Jandakot (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Jandakot (South Metropolitan)

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

Much higher proportions of people use a language other than English at home in Jandakot compared to most similar areas. Around 36.2% of residents speak a non-English language, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This creates a diverse linguistic profile for the area.

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📍 Jandakot (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 59.1% of residents, but Mandarin (6.4%) and Punjabi (4.0%) are also common. This diversity is reflected in the 3.7% of people who speak little or no English, a figure slightly above the Western Australian average.

People who speak little or no English

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3.7% —

Higher than 73% 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 Jandakot (South Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 79%; Mandarin is next at 8%.

English only 59.1% Mandarin 6.4% Punjabi 4.0% Cantonese 1.8% Hindi 1.5% Arabic 0.9% Tagalog 0.8% Italian 0.4% Vietnamese 0.3% Greek 0.0%

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 Jandakot (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52505/jandakot/topic/language