4.2% ▼ -85.8%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ipswich West · State Electorate
Language in Ipswich West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 4.2% of people in Ipswich West use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and marks a huge shift for the area. English is the dominant language spoken across the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using a non-English language has fallen 25 points since 2011. This trend is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, which is just 0.5% and much lower than most other areas.
0.5% ▼ -95.0%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 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 Ipswich West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30038/ipswich-west/topic/language