21.4% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 82% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Language in 1 million or more
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in 1 million or more compared to most similar areas. While 21.4% of residents use another language at home, this is about the same as the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 73.6% of people, but those using other languages rose 4.1 percentage points since 2011. Mandarin is the most common second language at 2.4%, and the 2.7% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.7% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 83% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR501/1-million-or-more/topic/language