6.0% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ipswich - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ipswich - Central
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 6% of people in Ipswich - Central use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and shows that English is the dominant language for the vast majority of the local population.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.4% of residents, with Mandarin and Cantonese being the most common other options. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.7% speak little or no English, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
0.7% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Ipswich - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031286/ipswich-central/topic/language