4.4% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sawtell - Boambee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Sawtell - Boambee
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Sawtell - Boambee than in most similar areas. Only 4.4% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 90.4% of residents. While the use of other languages rose slightly to 4.4% since 2011, the proportion of people who speak little or no English remains very low at 0.5%.
0.5% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Sawtell - Boambee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021089/sawtell-boambee/topic/language