# Language — Inner Regional Australia

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Area: Inner Regional Australia (Remoteness Area)

More than one in ten people in Inner Regional Australia now speak another language at home, reflecting a growing linguistic variety. While English remains the dominant tongue, the proportion of people using other languages has more than doubled since 2011.

About 11.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is spoken by 83.6% of the population, while 1.3% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| People using another language at home | 11.9% | +107.4% since 2011 |
| People who speak little or no English | 1.3% | +11.0% since 2016 |

**Language used at home** — English only 83.6%, Mandarin 2.1%, Punjabi 0.7%, Cantonese 0.4%, Vietnamese 0.4%, Hindi 0.3%, Greek 0.3%, Arabic 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA61/inner-regional-australia/topic/language