6.1% ▲ +83.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Burnie - Wivenhoe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Burnie - Wivenhoe
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Burnie - Wivenhoe compared to the national average. Only 6.1% of residents use another language at home, which is a massive 16 percentage point gap below the Australian figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 87.6% of people speak only English, the use of other languages rose by 2.8 percentage points since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 0.3% speaking little or no English, a figure well below the national average.
0.3% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Burnie - Wivenhoe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011077/burnie-wivenhoe/topic/language