26.4% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Hope Valley - Modbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Hope Valley - Modbury
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A jump of nearly 8 percentage points since 2011 means more people in Hope Valley - Modbury now speak a language other than English at home. Now, 26.4% of residents use another language, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 69.3% of the area speaks only English, Punjabi is the most common other language at 4.1%. Despite the rise in diverse languages, the 3.2% of people who speak little or no English is about the same as the national figure.
3.2% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Hope Valley - Modbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051052/hope-valley-modbury/topic/language