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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Perth South West, 16.3% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Perth South West's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Perth South West's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
| Language used at home - Summary | |||||||
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| Perth South West - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Greater Perth % | Number | % | Greater Perth % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 348,110 | 78.6 | 74.0 | 312,287 | 77.5 | 73.5 | +35,823 |
| Non-English total | 72,063 | 16.3 | 20.9 | 63,665 | 15.8 | 20.1 | +8,398 |
| Not stated | 22,735 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 26,882 | 6.7 | 6.4 | -4,147 |
| Total Population | 442,908 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 402,834 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +40,074 |
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| Perth South West - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Greater Perth % | Number | % | Greater Perth % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Mandarin | 8,959 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 7,997 | 2.0 | 2.3 | +962 |
| Filipino/Tagalog | 6,214 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5,029 | 1.2 | 1.0 | +1,185 |
| Italian | 5,276 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5,977 | 1.5 | 1.4 | -701 |
| Cantonese | 3,320 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3,216 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +104 |
| Indonesian | 2,893 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2,380 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +513 |
| Spanish | 2,743 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2,365 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +378 |
| Portuguese | 2,582 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2,504 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +78 |
| Punjabi | 2,232 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1,317 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +915 |
| Afrikaans | 2,142 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2,014 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +128 |
| Croatian | 2,102 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2,186 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -84 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Perth South West in 2021 compared to Greater Perth shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a smaller proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 78.6% of the population used English only, and 16.3% used a non-English language, compared with 74.0% and 20.9% respectively for Greater Perth.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Perth South West was Mandarin, with 2.0% of the population, or 8,959 people using this language at home.
There were no major differences between Perth South West and Greater Perth in 2021.
Emerging groups
Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 8,398 or 13.2%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 35,823 or 11.5%.
The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Perth South West between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:
- Filipino/Tagalog (+1,185 persons)
- Mandarin (+962 persons)
- Punjabi (+915 persons)
- Italian (-701 persons)
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