Urunga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Urunga

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

Very little has changed in the languages spoken in Urunga since 2011, with English remaining the dominant tongue. Only 2.7% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has stayed almost the same over the last decade.

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📍 Urunga, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 90.7% of people at home, leaving Urunga far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. This is reflected in the fact that only 0.3% of the population speak little or no English, which is much lower than most other areas.

2.7% ▲ +20.1%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 2.7%

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

0.3% ▲ +312.1%

Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Urunga, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin 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 Urunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021090/urunga/topic/language