38.9% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Paradise - Newton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Paradise - Newton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 39% of people in Paradise - Newton speak another language at home, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state. The variety of spoken languages has grown steadily over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 57.1% of residents, many others speak Italian, Mandarin, Punjabi or Cantonese. This diversity is reflected in the 5.1% who speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure, though this has fallen slightly since 2016.
5.1% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Paradise - Newton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401041015/paradise-newton/topic/language