9.0% ▲ +61.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Airlie - Whitsundays · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Airlie - Whitsundays
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Airlie - Whitsundays sits around the middle of similar areas for the number of people using a language other than English at home. While 9.0% of residents speak a different language, this is far below the national figure. Most of the community speaks English only.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose to 9.0% from 5.5% in 2011, though this remains well below the Queensland average. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.5%, which is much lower than most areas.
0.5% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Airlie - Whitsundays [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312031359/airlie-whitsundays/topic/language