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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Stuart Corridor - Nullabor, 7.8% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.
Stuart Corridor - Nullabor's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.
Stuart Corridor - Nullabor's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.
Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'
| Language used at home - Summary | |||||||
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| Stuart Corridor - Nullabor - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Language summary | Number | % | Outback Communities Authority region % | Number | % | Outback Communities Authority region % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Speaks English only | 1,263 | 78.5 | 77.4 | 2,124 | 58.1 | 68.4 | -861 |
| Non-English total | 126 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 291 | 8.0 | 6.3 | -165 |
| Not stated | 219 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 1,238 | 33.9 | 25.3 | -1,019 |
| Total Population | 1,608 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,653 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -2,045 |
| Language used at home - Ranked by size | |||||||
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| Stuart Corridor - Nullabor - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Language (excludes English) | Number | % | Outback Communities Authority region % | Number | % | Outback Communities Authority region % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Australian Indigenous Languages | 44 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 206 | 5.6 | 4.4 | -162 |
| German | 11 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Stuart Corridor - Nullabor in 2021 compared to Outback Communities Authority region shows that there was a larger proportion of people who used English only, and a similar proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).
Overall, 78.5% of the population used English only, and 7.8% used a non-English language, compared with 77.4% and 7.8% respectively for Outback Communities Authority region.
The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Stuart Corridor - Nullabor was Australian Indigenous Languages, with 2.7% of the population, or 44 people using this language at home.
The major difference between the languages used at home for the population of Stuart Corridor - Nullabor and Outback Communities Authority region in 2021 was:
- A smaller percentage using Australian Indigenous Languages at home (2.7% compared to 3.8%)
Emerging groups
Between 2001 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home decreased by 165 or 56.7%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 861 or 40.5%.
The largest change in the languages used by the population in Stuart Corridor - Nullabor between 2001 and 2021 was for those using:
- Australian Indigenous Languages (-162 persons)
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