5.2% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Port Macquarie - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A tiny 5.2% of people in Port Macquarie - East use a language other than English at home, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of the community, and there are very few residents who struggle to speak it.
English and the largest community languages.
About 90.5% of residents speak only English at home, and only 0.6% say they speak little or no English. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5% and is also lower than most other similar areas.
5.2% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.6% —
Lower than 69% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041619/port-macquarie-east/topic/language