3.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Point Vernon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English in Point Vernon compared to most similar areas. Only 3.6% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and country.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 89.6% of residents. Only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4% and much lower than most other areas.
3.6% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.2% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Point Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041519/point-vernon/topic/language