6.2% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Atherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Atherton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 6.2% of people in Atherton use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 84.5% of residents, and this has barely changed since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.5% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures.
0.5% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051166/atherton/topic/language