5.8% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
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.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in 500 or more compared to most similar areas. English is the dominant tongue here, with only 5.8% of the population using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 85.5% of residents, meaning the 5.8% who use another language is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. This has barely changed since 2011, and only 0.6% of people speak little or no English.
0.6% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
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/SOSR321/500-or-more/topic/language