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.
Port Macquarie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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.
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.
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.
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 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