6.0% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Petrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Petrie
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English in Petrie than in most similar areas. Only 6% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this number has risen slightly since 2011, English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 91% of residents speak only English at home, and the 6% who use other languages include small numbers of Mandarin and Tagalog speakers. Very few people struggle with English, with just 0.5% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.5% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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 Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031393/petrie/topic/language