7.4% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ourimbah - Fountaindale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ourimbah - Fountaindale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for the vast majority of people in Ourimbah - Fountaindale. Only 7.4% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 88.7% of the population, and the number of people speaking other languages is much lower than in most areas. Very few people speak little or no English at 0.8%, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.8% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 Ourimbah - Fountaindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021051/ourimbah-fountaindale/topic/language