6.0% ▼ -78.8%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Currumbin · State Electorate
Language in Currumbin
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A sharp drop in non-English speakers has occurred in Currumbin, where only 6% of people now use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and marks a significant shift from a decade ago.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 88.6% of residents, while just 0.5% speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian figure. This trend is consistent with a 22 point fall in people using other languages at home since 2011.
0.5% ▼ -86.9%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Currumbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30024/currumbin/topic/language