6.2% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Language in Bounded Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Bounded Locality compared to most similar areas. Only 6.2% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This low level of linguistic diversity has remained steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 86.5% of residents, and only 0.7% of people speak little or no English. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.
0.7% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 70% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS42/bounded-locality/topic/language