11.6% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Smithfield - Elizabeth North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Smithfield - Elizabeth North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Smithfield - Elizabeth North compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians use another language at home, only 11.6% of people here do. This figure has risen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used in 79.2% of homes. Despite the lower overall use of other languages, the 2.5% of residents who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas.
2.5% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Smithfield - Elizabeth North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021034/smithfield-elizabeth-north/topic/language