12.1% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Londonderry · Suburb / Locality
Language in Londonderry
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Londonderry than in the rest of the state, with only 12.1% doing so. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure. Most residents rely on English as their only language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 81.9% of residents, though Mandarin and Arabic are the next most common languages. Only 1.7% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national average but much higher than in similar areas.
1.7% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Londonderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12384/londonderry/topic/language