35.0% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 90% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Major Urban · Section of State
Language in Major Urban
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a common part of daily life in Major Urban, where 35% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 59.7% of residents, followed by Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese and Vietnamese. While the share of people using another language rose 4.7 points since 2011, the 6% who speak little or no English has barely changed since 2016.
6.0% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 92% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS10/major-urban/topic/language