14.3% ▲ +189.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Byford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Byford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost ten percentage points more people in Byford spoke another language at home in 2021 than they did in 2011. This shift brings the figure to 14.3%, though this remains well below the national average of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 81.6% of residents, Punjabi is the most common other tongue at 2.7%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.2% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.2% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Byford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506061142/byford/topic/language