9.9% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mount Barker · Urban Centre
Language in Mount Barker
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 76.3% of people in Mount Barker, though the use of other languages has grown. While this is far below the national figure, the town's linguistic diversity is actually much higher than in most similar areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.9% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 3.7 points since 2011. Around 3.0% speak little or no English, which is among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
3.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515025/mount-barker/topic/language