69.4% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 87.3%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Amoonguna · Urban Centre
Language in Amoonguna
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 70% of people in Amoonguna (L) speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. While this is one of the highest proportions for its area type, the number of people using other languages has fallen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 69.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, far exceeding the 22.3% national average. However, very few struggle with English, as the 1.7% who speak little or no English is a little below the Australian figure.
1.7% ▼ -65.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Amoonguna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722004/amoonguna/topic/language