9.1% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ormiston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ormiston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A slow increase in linguistic diversity has been seen in Ormiston, where the proportion of people using a language other than English at home rose by 2 percentage points since 2011. While this diversity is growing, 88.4% of residents still speak only English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 9.1% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that very few people struggle with English here, with just 0.8% speaking little or no English.
0.8% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Ormiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021008/ormiston/topic/language