30.5% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Colyton - Oxley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Colyton - Oxley Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 30% of people in Colyton - Oxley Park speak a language other than English at home. This is well above the national figure and represents a steady increase in linguistic diversity for the area. While many residents use a second language, most still speak English well.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 30.5% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than most areas and rose by 4.1 percentage points since 2016. While English is the main language for 61.6%, other common languages include Arabic (4.4%), Hindi (2.1%), and Tagalog (2.1%).
3.9% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Colyton - Oxley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124051580/colyton-oxley-park/topic/language