Emu Park · Urban Centre

Language in Emu Park

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Emu Park compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.3% of residents use another language at home, which is 20 percentage points below the national figure.

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📍 Emu Park, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.4% of the population. Very few people struggle with English here, with only 0.2% speaking little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average.

2.3% ▼ -51.3%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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

0.2% ▼ -88.6%

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Emu Park, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 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 Emu Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315032/emu-park/topic/language