1.8% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Derwent Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Derwent Valley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the lowest for its type, Derwent Valley is an area where almost everyone speaks English. Only 1.8% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 91.1% of the population, meaning the rate of other languages is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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 Derwent Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603011066/derwent-valley/topic/language