23.4% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Downer · Suburb / Locality
Language in Downer
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language spoken in Downer, where 72.5% of residents use only this language at home. While most speak English, the area has a much higher proportion of people using other languages compared to most similar places.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 23.4% of people use another language at home, which is a little above the national figure. This diversity is reflected in the 3.3% who speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.3% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Downer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80047/downer/topic/language