Owen · Suburb / Locality

Language in Owen

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Owen. Only 0.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Owen, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of residents speak only English (96.5%). This explains why the number of people who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average at 0.0%.

0.8% ▼ -58.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Owen, 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 Owen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41085/owen/topic/language