Bland · Council (LGA)

Language in Bland

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Bland, where far fewer people use a foreign language at home compared to most other areas. Only 2.7% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Bland, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Almost everyone here speaks English only, at 88.3%. Just 0.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure well below the New South Wales average, and the number of people using other languages at home rose slightly to 2.7% since 2011.

2.7% ▲ +128.0%

Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 2.7%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.3% ▲ +30.4%

Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Bland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10800/bland/topic/language