68.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Victoria River · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Victoria River
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the highest for its area type, 68.3% of people in Victoria River speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. The use of non-English languages has risen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 22.5% of residents speak English only. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is much higher than most areas at 4.3%, this figure fell by 6.2 percentage points since 2016.
4.3% ▼ -59.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Victoria River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051068/victoria-river/topic/language