3.9% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Fraser Coast · Council (LGA)
Language in Fraser Coast
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Fraser Coast compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.9% of residents speak another language, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 89.5% of the population. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.3% speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.
0.3% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Fraser Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33220/fraser-coast/topic/language