5.0% ▲ +79.7%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mount Egerton · Urban Centre
Language in Mount Egerton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Mount Egerton compared to the rest of the country. Only 5% of residents use another language at home, which is a much lower figure than the national average of 22.3%. Despite this, the proportion of people using another language at home rose slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used by 87% of the population. While 5% of people use another language at home—which is higher than in most similar areas—no one in the area speaks little or no English.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Mount Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222057/mount-egerton/topic/language