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Alexander Heights

Language used at home

In Alexander Heights, 36.4% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Alexander Heights'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.

Alexander Heights'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.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Alexander Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Neerabup - Pinjar - Nowergup - Carabooda %Number%Neerabup - Pinjar - Nowergup - Carabooda %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only4,65559.979.24,85961.376.1-204
Non-English total2,83036.411.62,74934.711.2+81
Not stated2873.79.23154.012.7-28
Total Population7,772100.0100.07,923100.0100.0-151
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Alexander Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Neerabup - Pinjar - Nowergup - Carabooda %Number%Neerabup - Pinjar - Nowergup - Carabooda %2016 to 2021
Vietnamese79010.23.47309.25.6+60
Macedonian1952.50.71962.51.3-1
Arabic1532.0--2232.8---70
Hazaraghi 1221.6--750.9--+47
Italian961.21.61241.61.8-28
Burmese911.2--951.2---4
Mandarin891.10.4761.0--+13
Filipino/Tagalog791.0--720.90.4+7
Cantonese781.0--811.0---3
Serbian730.9--851.1---12
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Alexander Heights in 2021 compared to Neerabup - Pinjar - Nowergup - Carabooda shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 59.9% of the population used English only, and 36.4% used a non-English language, compared with 79.2% and 11.6% respectively for Neerabup - Pinjar - Nowergup - Carabooda.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Alexander Heights was Vietnamese, with 10.2% of the population, or 790 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Alexander Heights and Neerabup - Pinjar - Nowergup - Carabooda in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (10.2% compared to 3.4%)
  • A larger percentage using Arabic at home (2.0% compared to 0.0%)
  • A larger percentage using Macedonian at home (2.5% compared to 0.7%)
  • A larger percentage using Hazaraghi at home (1.6% compared to 0.0%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 81 or 2.9%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 204 or 4.2%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Alexander Heights between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Arabic (-70 persons)
  • Vietnamese (+60 persons)

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