24.6% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 82% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 only language spoken at home by 71.2% of people in Major Urban. While English remains the most common, the area has become more linguistically diverse, with the proportion of people using another language at home rising to 24.6% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly a quarter of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 3.2%, while 2.5% of people speak little or no English.
2.5% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 73% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
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/SOS80/major-urban/topic/language