15.1% ▲ +104.5%
Higher than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
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.
English is the primary language for 80.3% of people in Major Urban. While more people here speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, the total is still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose 7.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, though only 1.5% of residents speak little or no English.
1.5% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 60% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
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/SOS60/major-urban/topic/language