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4,999 or less · Section of State Range

Language in 4,999 or less

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

Nearly half of the people in 4,999 or less use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. While this figure has fallen slightly over the last decade, the community remains far more multilingual than the Australian average.

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📍 4,999 or less, Section of State Range

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 48.8% of residents speak a language other than English, with Mandarin (12.2%) and Cantonese (4.0%) being the most common. This diversity is reflected in the 11.7% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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48.8% ▼ -11.5%

Higher than 95% 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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11.7% ▼ -26.4%

Higher 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.

Language used at home

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In 4,999 or less, English only is the majority at 66%; Mandarin is next at 24%.

English only 34.0% Mandarin 12.2% Cantonese 4.0% Vietnamese 0.5% Punjabi 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Tagalog 0.3%

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/SOSR915/4-999-or-less/topic/language