3.7% ▲ +104.0%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Language in 4,999 or less
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 91.0% of people in 4,999 or less. This area is much less linguistically diverse than most similar places, with only 3.7% of residents using a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose slightly since 2011 to 3.7%, though this remains far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.3%, which is well below the Australian average.
0.3% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR615/4-999-or-less/topic/language