4,999 or less · Section of State Range

Language in 4,999 or less

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 4.1% of people in 4,999 or less use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the dominant language spoken across the area.

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📍 4,999 or less, Section of State Range

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few people here speak little or no English, at just 0.5%. Most residents speak only English (88.8%), and while the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011, it remains much lower than in most similar areas.

4.1% ▲ +26.5%

Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 4.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.5% ▼ -4.0%

Lower than 81% of section of state range areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR115/4-999-or-less/topic/language