5.2% ▲ +63.6%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Oberon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Oberon
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 81.5% of people in Oberon. The area is far less linguistically diverse than the state average, though the number of people using another language at home rose slightly since 2011. Very few residents struggle with English, keeping the community's language profile quite uniform.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This trend is reflected in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.7%.
0.7% ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011061/oberon/topic/language