7.1% ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pialba - Eli Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Pialba - Eli Waters
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Pialba - Eli Waters compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.1% of residents use another language at home, which is 15 percentage points below the national figure. This makes it a very English-speaking area, though this diversity has risen slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used at home for 87.6% of people, and those who speak another language are far fewer than in most areas. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.7% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Pialba - Eli Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041518/pialba-eli-waters/topic/language