45.5% ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Underwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Underwood
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Half of the people in Underwood speak only English at home, while the other half use a different language. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than most other places in the state, with the proportion of people using another language jumping 18 points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 45.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. Mandarin (7.8%), Punjabi (6.1%), Cantonese (3.8%) and Hindi (2.4%) are the most common alternatives, and 6.4% of people speak little or no English.
6.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061335/underwood/topic/language