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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.

13.4% 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%). 1.7% of people in No usual address speak English not well or not at all, down 31.6% since 2016, around the middle of the range (below the national 3.4%).

The most common language used at home is English only at 66%, ahead of Mandarin (1%).

People using another language at home

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13.4% —

Higher than 58% of capital city areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.7% ▼ -31.6%

Higher than 54% of capital city areas.

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 No usual address, English only is the majority at 94%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 66.1% Mandarin 1.3% Cantonese 1.0% Hindi 1.0% Punjabi 0.7% Tagalog 0.5%

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/89499/no-usual-address/topic/language