4.4% ▲ +146.4%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Circular Head · Council (LGA)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in Circular Head. Only 4.4% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the country.
English and the largest community languages.
While English is used by 87.4% of the population, those using other languages at home rose to 4.4% since 2011. Very few people struggle with English here, with just 0.3% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the 3.4% national average.
4.4% ▲ +146.4%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Circular Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61210/circular-head/topic/language