Capel · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Capel

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the dominant language spoken in daily life across Capel, where 90.7% of people use only English at home. Very few residents speak a language other than English, a trend that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Capel, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.7% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is one of the lowest rates for any similar area, and almost everyone here speaks English well, with just 0.1% saying they speak little or no English.

2.7% ▲ +23.8%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 2.7%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.1% ▼ -68.3%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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.

Language used at home

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In Capel, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021007/capel/topic/language