2.1% ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
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Language in Forbes
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way of communicating for nearly everyone in Forbes. Only 2.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Almost 90% of residents speak only English, leaving very few people who struggle with the language; just 0.2% speak little or no English. This is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
0.2% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12900/forbes/topic/language