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West Swan (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in West Swan (East Metropolitan)

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

Almost 30% of people in West Swan use a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most areas. This variety has grown over the last decade and shapes the daily interactions of the local community.

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📍 West Swan (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Nearly 30% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is used by 65.8% of the area, other common languages include Punjabi, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Arabic. Around 4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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29.5% ▲ +22.9%

Higher than 75% 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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4.0% ▼ -8.9%

Higher than 75% 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 West Swan (East Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 84%; Punjabi is next at 4%.

English only 65.8% Punjabi 3.2% Vietnamese 3.0% Tagalog 1.8% Arabic 1.6% Hindi 1.0% Mandarin 0.9% Cantonese 0.7% Italian 0.6% Greek 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 West Swan (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED55802/west-swan/topic/language