5.3% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Burdekin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Burdekin
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Burdekin than in most similar areas. English is the dominant tongue here, with only 5.3% of residents using another language at home—a figure far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 86.2% of the population, while Italian is the most common other language at 1.9%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.6% speak little or no English, which is lower than both the state and national figures.
0.6% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011461/burdekin/topic/language