Ferndale, Canning
What Ferndale speaks at home
The 2021 Census found about 870 people in Ferndale, part of Canning, speaking a language other than English at home. Ferndale's share is above Western Australia, at 1.1 times the rate. In all, 47 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 4,383
- Speak another language
- 19.8%+11.8%
- Languages spoken
- 47
- Born overseas
- 35.0%
What's spoken at home in Ferndale?
- 01Mandarin204+37.8%
- 02Cantonese59+157%
- 03Arabic46-8.0%
- 04Vietnamese39+56.0%
- 05Spanish31+138%
- 06Indonesian28-31.7%
- 07Korean26+8.3%
- 08Afrikaans24+60.0%
- 09Punjabi24+100%
- 10Hindi23-14.8%
Where were Ferndale's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 35 per cent of residents, most often from England.
- 01England360-12.0%
- 02Malaysia137+33.0%
- 03China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)115+25.0%
- 04New Zealand115-23.8%
- 05India97+44.8%
- 06South Africa54-12.9%
- 07Singapore49-2.0%
- 08Scotland43-20.4%
- 09Philippines41-18.0%
- 10Sri Lanka39-2.5%
How does Ferndale compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Ferndale (WA)
- 19.8%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Ferndale's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs1,987+37.1%
- 02Christianity1,740-16.9%
- 03Islam183+9.6%
- 04Buddhism145+42.2%
- 05Hinduism66+43.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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Ferndale (WA) is part of Canning, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.