11.9% ▲ +129.2%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Drayton - Harristown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Drayton - Harristown
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Drayton - Harristown now speak a language other than English at home, with this figure rising 6.7 percentage points since 2011. While 82% of residents speak only English, the area is becoming more linguistically diverse. The proportion of people using another language has reached 11.9%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language is far below the national figure of 22.3%, though it is just a little below the Queensland average. Around 2.6% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most areas.
2.6% ▲ +136.8%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Drayton - Harristown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011447/drayton-harristown/topic/language