2.2% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Southern Downs - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Southern Downs - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is spoken by nearly 90% of people in Southern Downs - West, making it the dominant language. Very few residents use another language at home, and this trend has stayed steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Just 2.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas, and only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English.
0.4% ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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 Southern Downs - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031186/southern-downs-west/topic/language