Maclean - Yamba - Iluka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka

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

English is spoken exclusively by 91% of people in Maclean - Yamba - Iluka. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, although the proportion of people using another language has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Maclean - Yamba - Iluka, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that very few people—just 0.2%—speak little or no English.

3.1% ▲ +53.4%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 3.1%

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

0.2% ▲ +10.3%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Maclean - Yamba - Iluka, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Maclean - Yamba - Iluka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104011082/maclean-yamba-iluka/topic/language