4.9% ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Language in 4,999 or less
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in 4,999 or less than in most similar areas. Only 4.9% of residents speak another language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 88.7% of the population, meaning the rate of other languages is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 0.8% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.8% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
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/SOSR215/4-999-or-less/topic/language