20.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Shortland - Jesmond · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Shortland - Jesmond
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Shortland - Jesmond than in most similar areas. While about 20.4% of residents use another language at home, this figure remains well below the New South Wales average. This diversity has grown since 2011, though English remains the primary language for the vast majority.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 20.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure of 22.3%. English is spoken by 68.8% of the population, followed by Mandarin at 3%. Those who speak little or no English now make up 3.4% of the population, a figure that has fallen since 2016.
3.4% ▼ -37.5%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Shortland - Jesmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031231/shortland-jesmond/topic/language