9.1% ▲ +108.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Howrah · Suburb / Locality
Language in Howrah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than most similar areas, Howrah is a place where residents speak a variety of languages. While 9.1% of people use a language other than English at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 88.7% of residents, though Mandarin, Greek, and Punjabi are also spoken. Only 0.8% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Tasmania figure.
0.8% ▲ +110.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Howrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60281/howrah/topic/language