4.3% ▲ +227.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Empire Bay · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for the vast majority of people in Empire Bay, putting it around the middle for its level compared to similar areas. Only 4.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.
English and the largest community languages.
About 91.2% of people speak only English. While those who speak little or no English make up just 0.3% of the population, this is higher than most similar areas.
4.3% ▲ +227.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Empire Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11418/empire-bay/topic/language