5.3% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Shadforth · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 86.3% of people in Shadforth. While a small number of residents use other languages at home, the area is far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.
English and the largest community languages.
Just 5.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the area is slightly more diverse than most similar places, and no one reported speaking little or no English.
5.3% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% 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 Shadforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51342/shadforth/topic/language