28.7% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Knox · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Knox
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in Knox than in most similar areas. This figure rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 28.7%. While most residents use English, the area has a diverse mix of linguistic backgrounds.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 28.7% of people use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 7.2%, while 4.3% of residents speak little or no English.
4.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Knox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21101/knox/topic/language