3.1% ▲ +54.2%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Penola · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Penola
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 90% of people in Penola. This is a very high figure, making the area far less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the state and country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.7%.
0.7% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021156/penola/topic/language