23.1% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 80% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
More than four people in every ten have joined a growing trend of speaking a non-English language in Major Urban, with the proportion of people doing so rising 4.5 percentage points since 2011. Today, 23.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 73% of the population, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 2.5%. A small group of 3.5% speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most other areas.
3.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 78% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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/SOS40/major-urban/topic/language