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Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area

Language in Inner Regional Australia

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

Just 2.6% of people in Inner Regional Australia use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas of its kind. Most residents speak only English, and the use of other languages has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Inner Regional Australia, Remoteness Area

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 89.6% of people. Meanwhile, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is much lower than most areas, sitting at 0.0% compared to the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.6% ▼ -62.5%

Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of remoteness area 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 Inner Regional Australia, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 89.6% Mandarin 0.6%

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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA81/inner-regional-australia/topic/language