17.0% —
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
East Pilbara · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in East Pilbara
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 17% of people in East Pilbara use a language other than English at home, a figure that is well below the national average. While this is higher than most similar areas, it shows the region is more linguistically uniform than the rest of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 64% of the population, though those using other languages at home rose slightly to 17% since 2016. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.3% speaking little or no English.
1.3% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 East Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51002/east-pilbara/topic/language