15.4% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Latham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Latham
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, Latham is a place where most people speak only English. While 80.2% of residents use English exclusively, the proportion of people speaking another language at home has risen to 15.4%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Far fewer people in Latham use a language other than English at home compared to the ACT's 24.6% and the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.8% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is a little below the national average.
1.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011017/latham/topic/language