Cape Burney · Urban Centre

Language in Cape Burney

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

A small drop in non-English speaking households has seen Cape Burney become more linguistically uniform since 2011. While 6.7% of people now use a language other than English at home, this is far below the national figure.

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📍 Cape Burney, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 87.9% of residents. While the share of people using another language is much higher than in most similar areas, it is still well below the Western Australian average.

6.7% ▼ -15.3%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 6.7%

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 Cape Burney, 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 Cape Burney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521012/cape-burney/topic/language