Albury - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Albury - East

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Albury - East. Only 7.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This means the area is much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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📍 Albury - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Nearly 90% of people speak only English at home, and the number of residents who speak little or no English is very low at 0.9%. While the use of other languages rose to 7.2% from 4.5% in 2011, the most common non-English languages remain rare, with Punjabi at 0.8% and Mandarin at 0.5%.

7.2% ▲ +60.0%

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 7.2%

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

0.9% ▲ +65.7%

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 Albury - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109011172/albury-east/topic/language