6.2% ▲ +112.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Port Macquarie - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Port Macquarie - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people speak a language other than English in Port Macquarie - West than in most similar areas. Only 6.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is a low proportion, the number of people using other languages has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 87.8% of residents, and only 0.6% of people speak little or no English. This figure is well below the New South Wales average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.6% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Port Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041164/port-macquarie-west/topic/language