28.0% ▲ +81.2%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rapid Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rapid Creek
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly double the proportion of residents in Rapid Creek now speak a language other than English compared to 2011. This shift has seen 28.0% of the population using another language at home, a figure that is well above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While Punjabi, Greek, Hindi, and Mandarin are the most common non-English languages, only 2.1% of people speak little or no English. This is higher than most areas, though the figure fell slightly since 2016.
2.1% ▼ -32.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Rapid Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021026/rapid-creek/topic/language