6.7% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Happy Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Happy Valley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Happy Valley compared to the rest of the country. Only 6.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This level of linguistic diversity has barely changed over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 90.9% of residents. Only 0.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
0.7% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 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 Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041080/happy-valley/topic/language