2.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nambucca Heads Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 89.2% of people in Nambucca Heads Surrounds. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the state or national average, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 26.6%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.3%.
2.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▲ +123.5%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Nambucca Heads Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021159/nambucca-heads-surrounds/topic/language