25.2% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Language in 20,000 to 49,999
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 67.6% of people in 20,000 to 49,999. This area has seen a sharp rise in linguistic diversity, with the share of people using a language other than English jumping 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Now, 25.2% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the national figure of 22.3%, the share of people speaking little or no English is a little below the Australian average at 2.3%.
2.3% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 79% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR712/20-000-to-49-999/topic/language