6.0% ▼ -88.8%
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Richmond · Federal Electorate
Language in Richmond
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive drop in non-English speaking homes has seen Richmond become an area where English is now overwhelmingly the main language. Only 6% of residents now use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken at home for 86.6% of residents. This 6% figure for other languages is much lower than most areas and has fallen 48 points since 2011, while the 0.5% who speak little or no English is among the lowest in the country.
0.5% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED138/richmond/topic/language