4.7% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 84% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rural Balance · Section of State
Language in Rural Balance
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 4.7% of people in Rural Balance use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% and is much lower than most similar areas. The linguistic makeup of the region has remained very stable over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used at home by 88% of residents. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.7% speaking little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average and has not changed since 2016.
0.7% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 68% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS43/rural-balance/topic/language