12.8% ▲ +143.9%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Newtown
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 81.6% of residents in Newtown. While most people here speak English, the number of residents using another language at home has more than doubled since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 12.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is similar to the Queensland average but well below the national figure. This shift is reflected in the 4.0% who speak little or no English, a figure that rose since 2016 and is now much higher than in most other areas.
4.0% ▲ +264.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011453/newtown/topic/language