15.0% ▲ +129.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Middle Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Middle Ridge
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Middle Ridge than across Australia, though this is changing. While only 15% of residents use another language at home, this figure has risen significantly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.1% of the area, with Mandarin and Arabic being the most common other options. Very few people struggle with English, as only 1.4% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.4% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Middle Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011452/middle-ridge/topic/language