13.1% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Chelsea - Bonbeach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Chelsea - Bonbeach
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 82.3% of people in Chelsea - Bonbeach. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the state or national averages. The proportion of people speaking other languages has remained steady at around 13% for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 13.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 1.2%.
1.2% ▼ -31.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Chelsea - Bonbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031186/chelsea-bonbeach/topic/language