14.6% —
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Goldfields · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Goldfields
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Goldfields compared to the rest of the state and country. English is the main language for 71.2% of residents, while only 14.6% use another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14.6% of people use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This has barely changed since 2016, and only 1.1% of the population speak little or no English.
1.1% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51103/goldfields/topic/language