South Johnstone · Urban Centre

Language in South Johnstone

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

More people have started using a language other than English at home in South Johnstone, which rose to 3.4% by 2021. Despite this slight increase, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country.

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📍 South Johnstone, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.4% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that 81% speak only English and nobody in the area reports speaking little or no English.

3.4% ▲ +34.0%

Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 3.4%

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

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.

Language used at home

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In South Johnstone, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 South Johnstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322110/south-johnstone/topic/language