6.1% ▲ +62.8%
Lower than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Other Urban · Section of State
Language in Other Urban
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people use a language other than English in Other Urban compared to most similar areas. Only 6.1% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this proportion is low, it has risen from 3.8% in 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87.3% of the population. Very few residents struggle with the English language, with just 0.8% speaking little or no English, a figure that is slightly below the Australian average.
0.8% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS11/other-urban/topic/language