6.7% —
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mid West · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Mid West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language patterns in the Mid West have remained almost identical over the last five years. Only 6.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is a figure far below the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.2% of the area. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.6% speaking little or no English, a figure that is a little below both the state and national levels.
0.6% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Mid West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51104/mid-west/topic/language