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Upper Lachlan Shire · Council (LGA)

Language in Upper Lachlan Shire

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Upper Lachlan Shire, where very few residents use a different tongue at home. Only 2.5% of people speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Upper Lachlan Shire, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 89.3% of people speak only English, and just 0.2% have little or no English skills, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%. These proportions have barely changed over the last decade.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +24.1%

Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▲ +92.1%

Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Upper Lachlan Shire, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 89.3% Italian 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Greek 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Upper Lachlan Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17640/upper-lachlan-shire/topic/language