21.1% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
East Pilbara · Council (LGA)
Language in East Pilbara
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over one fifth of people in East Pilbara use a language other than English at home. This reflects a diverse population where 21.1% of residents speak another language, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 55.2% of the area, there is a notable variety of other tongues spoken, including Tagalog, Mandarin and Punjabi. About 1.7% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.7% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 East Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53220/east-pilbara/topic/language