4.1% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wide Bay · Region (SA4)
Language in Wide Bay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for 89% of people in Wide Bay. This region has one of the lowest proportions of people using other languages at home compared to similar areas, with only 4.1% doing so.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Just 4.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that very few people, only 0.5%, speak little or no English.
0.5% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/319/wide-bay/topic/language