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Language in No usual address

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

In No usual address, other language is below average.

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

10.1% of residents in No usual address use a language other than English at home — below average (below the national 22.3%). 1.4% of people in No usual address speak English not well or not at all, down 45.3% since 2016, around the middle of the range (below the national 3.4%).

The most common language used at home is English only at 56%, ahead of Mandarin (1%).

10.1% —

Lower than 63% of capital city areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 10.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.4% ▼ -45.3%

Higher than 50% of capital city areas.

  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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 No usual address [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/19499/no-usual-address/topic/language