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Language in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

A small rise in the use of non-English languages has occurred in Not in any Significant Urban Area (WA) since 2011. Only 8.4% of people here speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the population.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 8.4% of people use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the Western Australian average. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.9% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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8.4% ▲ +13.1%

Higher than 65% of urban area areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.9% ▼ -10.7%

Higher than 61% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 77.9% Italian 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Mandarin 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Hindi 0.0% Greek 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/language