47.8% ▲ +98.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Timber Creek · Suburb / Locality
Language in Timber Creek
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary tongue for 37.4% of Timber Creek residents, but it is far from the only language spoken here. Nearly half the population uses another language at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 47.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. While this is among the highest proportions for similar areas, about 3.2% of residents speak little or no English.
3.2% ▼ -38.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Timber Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70257/timber-creek/topic/language