Childers · Urban Centre

Language in Childers

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

English is the primary language for 80.7% of people in Childers. While this is far below the national figure for language diversity, the number of people using a language other than English has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Childers, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 6.6% of residents speak another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Meanwhile, 2.6% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that has risen since 2016 and is now among the highest for areas of this size.

6.6% ▲ +19.6%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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

2.6% ▲ +301.5%

Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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 Childers, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315019/childers/topic/language