7.4% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Goyder · State Electorate
Language in Goyder
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people use a language other than English in Goyder than in most similar areas. Only 7.4% of the population speaks another language at home, which is far below the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 81.5% of the area, the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011 to 7.4%. Only 2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and sits a little below the national level.
2.0% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70013/goyder/topic/language