33.7% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 90% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 33.7%
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.
English is the primary language for 61.6% of people in Major Urban, though the area is notably multilingual. Over a third of the population speaks a language other than English at home, a figure that has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 33.7% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas, and 5.4% of the population speak little or no English.
5.4% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 89% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
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).
More for Major Urban
Cite this page
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/SOS20/major-urban/topic/language