6.6% ▲ +154.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Scone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Scone
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 87.7% of people in Scone. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, though the number of people using another language at home has risen to 6.6% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Similarly, the 1.7% of people who speak little or no English is a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.
1.7% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 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 Scone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041128/scone/topic/language