3.6% ▲ +82.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Balonne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Balonne
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Balonne than in most similar areas. English is the dominant tongue here, though the proportion of people using another language at home rose to 3.6% in 2021.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.
0.4% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011171/balonne/topic/language