9.7% —
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Geraldton - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Geraldton - South
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 84.2% of people in Geraldton - South. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, with very few residents needing English language support.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Just 9.7% of people use another language at home, which is far below the 22.3% national figure and has barely changed since 2016. Only 0.9% of residents speak little or no English, a rate lower than most areas.
0.9% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Geraldton - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041288/geraldton-south/topic/language