11.7% ▲ +72.5%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Armidale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Armidale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 78.6% of people in Armidale. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home has risen to 11.7%. This is far below the same figure for New South Wales and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 1.8% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016. Besides English, the most common languages spoken include Mandarin, Arabic, Punjabi, and Vietnamese.
1.8% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110011186/armidale/topic/language