4.3% ▲ +163.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Simpson · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language in Simpson, where only 4.3% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it a place where very few residents speak a language other than English.
English and the largest community languages.
While most residents speak only English, 1.5% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas. This small group is a little below the 3.4% national average.
4.3% ▲ +163.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.5% ▲ —
Higher than 81% 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 Simpson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22283/simpson/topic/language