27.0% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Isaacs · Federal Electorate
Language in Isaacs
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 27% of people in Isaacs speak a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. While English remains the main language, the community has become more diverse over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose to 27.0% since 2011, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure. This is reflected in the variety of languages spoken, including Mandarin (3.3%), Greek (2.5%), and Vietnamese (1.7%). Meanwhile, 4.2% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
4.2% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED224/isaacs/topic/language