6.1% ▲ +115.3%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Miles · Urban Centre
Language in Miles
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people use a language other than English at home in Miles compared to similar areas. While 6.1% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 79.3% of the community, though those using other languages rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.3% speaking little or no English.
0.3% ▼ -89.1%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 Miles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315062/miles/topic/language