92.3% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 92.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Warraber Island · Urban Centre
Language in Warraber Island
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive 92.3% of people in Warraber Island use a language other than English at home, far exceeding the national figure. This is a huge shift for the area, as this proportion rose by 92 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 24.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is far above the 3.4% national average. Only 2.1% of the population speaks English only at home.
24.4% ▲ +3704.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
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 Warraber Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322133/warraber-island/topic/language