11.9% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Stafford · Suburb / Locality
Language in Stafford
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Stafford compared to the national figure. While 11.9% of residents use another language at home, this is much higher than most similar areas. English remains the dominant language for 82% of the population.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 11.9% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This is alongside a small group of residents who speak little or no English, making up 1.5% of the population.
1.5% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
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).
More for Stafford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32649/stafford/topic/language