Port Macquarie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Port Macquarie Surrounds

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Port Macquarie Surrounds compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.2% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Port Macquarie Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.5% of the community, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This is reflected in the very small number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.1%.

2.2% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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

0.1% ▲ +66.5%

Lower than 96% 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.

Language used at home

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In Port Macquarie Surrounds, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek 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 Port Macquarie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041165/port-macquarie-surrounds/topic/language