12.6% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Carrara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Carrara
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 83.6% of people in Carrara, making it the dominant tongue for the area. While the number of people using other languages at home has risen to 12.6% since 2011, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English, and only 1.4% say they speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure. Other common languages spoken include Mandarin at 1.9%, Cantonese at 0.7%, and Italian and Greek at 0.4% each.
1.4% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Carrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061246/carrara/topic/language