9.2% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 55% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
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.
About the same as similar areas, 9.2% of people in 499 or less speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, though the proportion of people using other languages has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83% of residents. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.9% speaking little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▼ -44.4%
Lower than 53% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
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/SOSR422/499-or-less/topic/language