25.7% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Airds · Suburb / Locality
Language in Airds
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of residents in Airds now use a language other than English at home, reflecting a shift toward greater diversity since 2011. This high rate of multi-lingualism means the area is much more diverse than most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 60.9% of people, while Arabic is the most common other language at 5.3%. Around 25.7% of the population speaks another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%.
3.3% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Airds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10022/airds/topic/language