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Joondalup (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Joondalup (North Metropolitan)

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Joondalup, where only 12.1% of people speak another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents communicate using English exclusively, contributing to a very low rate of people who struggle with the language.

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📍 Joondalup (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 83.9% of the population, while Mandarin is the most common second language at 1.0%. Only 1.1% of residents speak little or no English, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

People who speak little or no English

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1.1% —

Lower than 63% 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 Joondalup (North Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 83.9% Mandarin 1.0% Arabic 0.5% Italian 0.5% Cantonese 0.5% Vietnamese 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Greek 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Punjabi 0.2%

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 Joondalup (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52604/joondalup/topic/language