32.7% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Johnston · State Electorate
Language in Johnston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Johnston now speak a language other than English at home, with this figure rising 8.2 percentage points since 2011. About 32.7% of residents use another language, a rate far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 59.2% of the area, others such as Greek, Tagalog, Punjabi and Mandarin are also common. This high diversity is seen alongside a small group of residents—about 3.6%—who speak little or no English.
3.6% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
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.
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 Johnston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70015/johnston/topic/language