8.8% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 53% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 primary language for 80.1% of people in 500 or more. While the number of people using another language at home has risen to 8.8% since 2011, this remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Very few people here struggle with English, with only 0.7% speaking little or no English. This is lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.
0.7% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 60% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
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).
More for 500 or more
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/SOSR521/500-or-more/topic/language