4.9% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
10,000 to 19,999 · Section of State Range
Language in 10,000 to 19,999
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 4.9% of people in 10,000 to 19,999 use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This area is much less linguistically diverse than most similar regions, and this trend has barely changed over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 88.3% of residents. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national average.
0.5% ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 10,000 to 19,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR113/10-000-to-19-999/topic/language