4.8% ▲ +188.6%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Miles - Wandoan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Miles - Wandoan have used a language other than English at home since 2011. While the proportion rose to 4.8%, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than most of the country.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.8% of people speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that 82% speak only English, and the 0.5% who speak little or no English is lower than most areas.
4.8% ▲ +188.6%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.5% ▲ +327.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Miles - Wandoan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011175/miles-wandoan/topic/language