29.3% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mawson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Mawson
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 30% of people in Mawson use a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse area. This represents a significant increase in the number of people speaking multiple languages compared to previous years.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 29.3% of residents speak another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is most common at 66.3%, Mandarin, Punjabi, Hindi and Italian are also heard; however, the 2.6% who speak little or no English is about the same as the territory average.
2.6% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091106/mawson/topic/language