2.2% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Flinders and Cape Barren Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Flinders and Cape Barren Islands
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A gap of 20 percentage points separates the national average from Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, where very few people use a language other than English. Only 2.2% of the population speaks another language at home, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 90.1% of the population. No residents reported speaking little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average and has remained steady since 2016.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Flinders and Cape Barren Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602031099/flinders-and-cape-barren-islands/topic/language