78.5% ▲ +356.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 78.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Yarrabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Yarrabah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive increase in the use of other languages has occurred in Yarrabah, with 78.5% of people now speaking a language other than English at home. This is a huge jump from 2011, when only 17.2% did so. It is now one of the areas with the highest rate of non-English language use in the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 78.5% of residents use another language at home—far above the national figure of 22.3%—English is spoken alone by 17.6%. Despite this diversity, only 1.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.
1.6% ▲ +109.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031163/yarrabah/topic/language