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Nedlands (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Nedlands (North Metropolitan)

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

About one in five residents in Nedlands uses a language other than English at home. This represents a rise in linguistic diversity since 2011, though the area remains more English-speaking than the national average.

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📍 Nedlands (North Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 20.6% of people use another language at home—a figure higher than most similar areas—only 1.7% speak little or no English. Most residents speak English only (75.3%), while Mandarin is the most common second language at 4.7%.

People using another language at home

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20.6% ▲ +17.0%

Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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1.7% ▼ -18.1%

Higher than 50% 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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 89%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 75.3% Mandarin 4.7% Cantonese 1.3% Italian 0.8% Vietnamese 0.6% Hindi 0.5% Arabic 0.5% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 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 Nedlands (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54104/nedlands/topic/language