13.5% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Calwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Calwell
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 83.2% of people in Calwell. This is a community where most people speak English, and the number of residents using another language at home has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 13.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 1.4% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.4% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071073/calwell/topic/language