7.4% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ayr · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ayr
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Ayr compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.4% of residents use another language at home, which is a huge gap when compared to the national figure of 22.3%. This linguistic profile has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary tongue for 83.4% of people, while Italian is the most common other language at 2.1%. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.3% speaking little or no English, a figure slightly below the national average.
1.3% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Ayr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011460/ayr/topic/language