Captains Flat · Suburb / Locality

Language in Captains Flat

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary tongue for nearly 90% of people in Captains Flat. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, where a much larger share of the population uses a language other than English at home.

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📍 Captains Flat, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is around the middle for similar areas, no one in the community speaks little or no English.

3.3% ▲ +1.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Captains Flat, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

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 Captains Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10803/captains-flat/topic/language