6.0% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Babinda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Babinda
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 83.4% of people in Babinda. Very few residents speak a language other than English at home, a pattern that has remained steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is mirrored by the fact that very few people—just 0.7%—speak little or no English.
0.7% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Babinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031158/babinda/topic/language