12.1% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 69% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
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.
English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in 499 or less, though some households use other tongues. While only 12.1% of residents speak a language other than English at home, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Roughly 79% of people speak only English at home, with small numbers using Italian, Tagalog, Mandarin or Punjabi. About 1.9% of the population speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.9% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
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/SOSR322/499-or-less/topic/language