6.2% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Carmel · Urban Centre
Language in Carmel
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Carmel (L) compared to the rest of the country. While 6.2% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most of the community uses English only.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 6.2% of people here speak another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas despite being far below the state and national averages. Only 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Carmel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522010/carmel/topic/language