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Language in Migratory - Offshore - Shipping

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

Across Migratory - Offshore - Shipping, limited english is well below average.

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

12.8% of residents in Migratory - Offshore - Shipping use a language other than English at home — around the middle of the range (below the national 22.3%). 0.6% of people in Migratory - Offshore - Shipping speak English not well or not at all, down 15.6% since 2016, well below average (below the national 3.4%).

The most common language used at home is English only at 45%, ahead of Tagalog (2%).

12.8% —

Higher than 56% of capital city areas.

  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 12.8%

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

0.6% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 88% of capital city areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

Language used at home

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In Migratory - Offshore - Shipping, English only is the majority at 96%; Tagalog is next at 4%.

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 Migratory - Offshore - Shipping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/59799/migratory-offshore-shipping/topic/language