12.3% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Chapman · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Chapman
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 12.3% of people in Chapman use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. While this is around the middle for similar areas, it is much lower than the rest of the territory. The number of people speaking another language has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 85.5% of residents, with Mandarin, Greek and Italian as the next most common. Very few people speak little or no English (0.8%), a figure that is a little below the national and territory averages.
0.8% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Chapman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081091/chapman/topic/language