11.7% ▲ +72.3%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Theodore · State Electorate
Language in Theodore
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language in Theodore, though the share of people using another language at home rose to 11.7% in 2021. This figure is far below the national average, reflecting a community where the vast majority of residents speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 84.1% of people speak only English at home, which is far below the national figure. While more people have used other languages since 2011, those who speak little or no English make up just 1.2% of the population, a figure barely changed since 2016.
1.2% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30083/theodore/topic/language