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Language in No usual address

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

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

10.7% of residents in No usual address use a language other than English at home — around the middle of the range (below the national 22.3%). 2.0% of people in No usual address speak English not well or not at all, down 56.6% since 2016, above average (below the national 3.4%).

The most common language used at home is English only at 49%, ahead of Mandarin (1%).

10.7% —

Lower than 59% of capital city areas.

  • 2016: 18.4%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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

2.0% ▼ -56.6%

Higher than 61% of capital city areas.

  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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/29499/no-usual-address/topic/language