10.7% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
100,000 to 249,999 · Section of State Range
Language in 100,000 to 249,999
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 10.7% of people in 100,000 to 249,999 use a language other than English at home. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.4% of the population, with small numbers speaking Mandarin, Punjabi, and Italian. While 1.5% of residents speak little or no English, this is a little below the Australian average.
1.5% ▼ -30.2%
Higher than 69% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 100,000 to 249,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR203/100-000-to-249-999/topic/language