26.9% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Solomon · Federal Electorate
Language in Solomon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 10 points more people are using a language other than English at home in Solomon since 2011. This shift means 26.9% of residents now speak another language, a figure that is well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 64.2% of people, others include Greek, Tagalog, and Mandarin. Around 2.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.8% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 Solomon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED702/solomon/topic/language