5.3% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Language in 20,000 to 49,999
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in 20,000 to 49,999 than in most similar areas. Only 5.3% of residents speak a different language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area one of the most linguistically uniform across the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken by 89% of the population. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
0.5% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 79% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR312/20-000-to-49-999/topic/language