1.7% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Muswellbrook Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Muswellbrook Surrounds
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 1.7% of people in Muswellbrook Surrounds use a language other than English at home. This makes it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. The vast majority of the population speaks only English, a trend that has remained steady since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 91.5% of residents, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6% for other languages. Very few people struggle with English here, as only 0.1% speak little or no English, a figure well below the national average.
0.1% ▲ +63.9%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 Muswellbrook Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106041127/muswellbrook-surrounds/topic/language