3.6% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Scenic Rim · Council (LGA)
Language in Scenic Rim
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Very few people in Scenic Rim use a language other than English at home, with only 3.6% doing so. This is much lower than most other areas across the country. The local language profile has remained stable over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language for 89.5% of the population, and the 3.6% who speak another tongue is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.
0.4% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Scenic Rim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36510/scenic-rim/topic/language