3.1% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 97% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
499 or less · Section of State Range
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in 499 or less has barely changed since 2011, remaining very consistent over the decade. Almost everyone here speaks English, with only 3.1% of people using another language at home.
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 92.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. This means there are very few people who speak little or no English, sitting at 0.0% compared to 3.4% across Australia.
3.1% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 97% of section of state range areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR822/499-or-less/topic/language