31.1% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Palmerston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Palmerston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 31% of people in Palmerston speak a language other than English at home, making it far more linguistically diverse than most areas. This level of variety has remained steady since 2011, creating a community where a wide range of global languages are heard daily.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 65.5% of residents speak only English, others use Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Cantonese. About 5% of the population speaks little or no English, which is a little above the national figure of 3.4%.
5.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041048/palmerston/topic/language