14.0% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Renmark Paringa · Council (LGA)
Language in Renmark Paringa
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for nearly 80% of people in Renmark Paringa. While the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar regions, its overall share of non-English speakers is well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Australian average of 22.3%. English is dominant at 79.8%, followed by Greek at 3.3% and Punjabi at 3.2%. Around 3% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Renmark Paringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46670/renmark-paringa/topic/language