5.0% ▲ +142.6%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Sorell - Richmond · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Sorell - Richmond
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for daily life in Sorell - Richmond, where only 5.0% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is used by 90.3% of residents, the use of other languages rose to 5.0% since 2011. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.4%, which is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.
0.4% ▲ +122.5%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Sorell - Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601061035/sorell-richmond/topic/language