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Southern River (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Southern River (South Metropolitan)

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

English is the most common language spoken in Southern River, though the area has become much more diverse. About 36.4% of people now use a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed 16 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Southern River (South Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using another language is far above the national figure of 22.3%, with Mandarin, Punjabi, Arabic and Cantonese being the most common non-English tongues. This diversity is reflected in the 5.1% of residents who speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other areas.

People using another language at home

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36.4% ▲ +78.0%

Higher than 83% 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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5.1% ▼ -2.4%

Higher than 82% 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 Southern River (South Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 79%; Mandarin is next at 9%.

English only 59.5% Mandarin 6.6% Punjabi 2.9% Arabic 1.9% Cantonese 1.6% Hindi 1.2% Tagalog 1.0% Italian 0.4% Vietnamese 0.4% 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 Southern River (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55005/southern-river/topic/language