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Riverton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Riverton (South Metropolitan)

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

More than half of Riverton residents speak only English, but the area is far more linguistically diverse than most of the country. Nearly 39% of people use another language at home, a figure far above the national average of 22.3%. This makes the suburb a notable hub for multiple languages and cultures.

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📍 Riverton (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 12.1%, followed by Cantonese at 4%. Because so many people speak another language, a higher than usual 4.4% of residents speak little or no English.

People who speak little or no English

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4.4% —

Higher than 77% 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 Riverton (South Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 74%; Mandarin is next at 15%.

English only 58.6% Mandarin 12.1% Cantonese 4.0% Hindi 1.5% Punjabi 0.8% Arabic 0.7% Vietnamese 0.5% Italian 0.4% Tagalog 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 Riverton (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54505/riverton/topic/language