86.2% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 86.3%
- 2016: 86.4%
- 2021: 86.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Torres Strait Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Torres Strait Islands
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Roughly 86% of people in the Torres Strait Islands use a language other than English at home. This figure is far above the national average and has remained steady since 2011. It marks the area as one of the most linguistically diverse places in the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.4% of residents speak English only, while 16.4% speak little or no English. This last group is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, and the number has risen since 2016.
16.4% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Torres Strait Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011402/torres-strait-islands/topic/language