4.5% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 82% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
English is the dominant language for 88.6% of people in 500 or more, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. Very few residents use a language other than English at home, a trend that has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.5% of people 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 only 0.6% of residents speak little or no English.
0.6% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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/SOSR421/500-or-more/topic/language