Eureka · Suburb / Locality

Language in Eureka

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

A huge gap exists between Eureka and the rest of the country, as only 5.7% of people here use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and the state's 26.6%, making it a very linguistically uniform area.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 5.7% use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—the vast majority (79.6%) speak only English. This is reflected in the fact that 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, a figure well below the national average of 3.4%.

5.7% ▲ +189.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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 Eureka, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Eureka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11464/eureka/topic/language