9.7% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Leeton · Council (LGA)
Language in Leeton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Leeton speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 9.7% of the community uses another language, this is still far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.9% of residents, though Italian, Punjabi and Mandarin are also spoken. The number of people who speak little or no English rose to 2.2% in 2021, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.2% ▲ +93.5%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14750/leeton/topic/language