8.4% ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Herbert · Federal Electorate
Language in Herbert
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people have started using languages other than English at home in Herbert, with this figure rising by 2.4 percentage points since 2011. While this reflects a growing trend, 8.4% is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents continue to speak only English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 83.8% of people, and the 8.4% who use another language is well below the Queensland figure of 13.2%. Very few people struggle with the language, as only 0.9% speak little or no English.
0.9% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Herbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED315/herbert/topic/language