21.3% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Charles · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Charles
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About one in five residents of Charles uses a language other than English at home, making the area more linguistically diverse than most similar places. While the proportion of people speaking other languages has risen to 21.3%, the vast majority of the community still speaks only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 71.5% of people, though Punjabi and Tagalog are the most common others. Very few people—just 1.5%—speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
1.5% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Charles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011045/charles/topic/language