10.7% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 62% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
10,000 to 19,999 · Section of State Range
Language in 10,000 to 19,999
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 10.7% of people in 10,000 to 19,999 use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the region remains predominantly English-speaking.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.2% of residents, and the proportion of people using another language rose 2.4 points since 2011. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 0.8%, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.4%.
0.8% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 10,000 to 19,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR513/10-000-to-19-999/topic/language