65.5% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 99% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 61.2%
- 2021: 65.5%
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.
A massive 65.5% of people in Bounded Locality speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This high level of linguistic diversity has grown over the last decade and makes the area stand out compared to similar regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken exclusively by 27.8% of residents, while 6.9% of the population speak little or no English. This last figure is well above the Australian average and has remained steady since 2016.
6.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 97% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
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/SOS72/bounded-locality/topic/language