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Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range

Language in Remainder of State/Territory

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

A mix of different tongues is common in the Remainder of State/Territory, where 23.1% of people use a language other than English at home. This diversity is much higher than in most similar areas and remains steady compared to the national figure.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Section of State Range

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 62.7% of people speak only English, the area has a much higher proportion of people who speak little or no English than most similar regions. This figure rose to 4.3% in 2021, which is slightly above the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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23.1% ▼ -3.0%

Higher than 84% of section of state range areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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4.3% ▲ +42.8%

Higher than 88% of section of state range areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Remainder of State/Territory, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 62.7% Vietnamese 0.7% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Italian 0.1% Cantonese 0.0% Hindi 0.0% Arabic 0.0% Punjabi 0.0%

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR731/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/language