4.1% ▲ +167.5%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Penola · Urban Centre
Language in Penola
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Penola have started speaking a language other than English at home, with this figure rising to 4.1% since 2011. While most residents speak only English, the area is becoming slightly more linguistically diverse over time.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is used by 90% of residents, though 1.2% now speak little or no English, a figure that has risen since 2016.
1.2% ▲ —
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415034/penola/topic/language