48.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 99% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Other Urban · Section of State
Language in Other Urban
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the most common language spoken at home in Other Urban, where 34% of people use only English. However, the area is very diverse, with nearly half of all residents speaking another language. This is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 48.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is among the highest for similar areas. While this fell 6.3 points since 2011, 11.7% of residents still speak little or no English, well above the Australian figure of 3.4%.
11.7% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 99% of section of state areas.
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Other Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS91/other-urban/topic/language