48.0% ▲ +184.9%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fitzroy Crossing · Urban Centre
Language in Fitzroy Crossing
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Fitzroy Crossing speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where diverse languages are a common part of daily life.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home has jumped 31 points since 2011 to reach 48%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the number of people who speak little or no English is a little below the national average at 2.3%.
2.3% ▼ -37.7%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Fitzroy Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515014/fitzroy-crossing/topic/language