4.0% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Language in 499 or less
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A small rise in the use of non-English languages has occurred in 499 or less since 2011. This area remains overwhelmingly English-speaking, with only 4% of people using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas, and very few people here—just 0.4%—speak little or no English.
0.4% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 84% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR222/499-or-less/topic/language