3.3% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 94% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Language in 500 or more
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language patterns in 500 or more have remained steady since 2011, with very few people using a language other than English. Just 3.3% of the population speaks another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas among its peers.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used by 90.4% of residents, while only 0.3% speak little or no English. This proportion of non-English speakers is well below the Australian average of 3.4% and has barely changed since 2016.
0.3% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR121/500-or-more/topic/language