52.5% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 96% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Language in 499 or less
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in 499 or less use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This high level of linguistic diversity is a standout feature for the area, though the proportion of people using other languages has dipped slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 52.5% of residents use a language other than English, while 17.0% speak little or no English. Both figures are among the highest for similar areas and sit far above the Australian same, though the number of people speaking little or no English fell 4.4 points since 2016.
17.0% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR922/499-or-less/topic/language