2.5% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Armidale Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Very few people use a language other than English in Armidale Surrounds - South, placing it among the lowest for linguistic diversity in its area. English is the primary tongue for the vast majority of residents, with 91.9% speaking only English at home.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.5% of people use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This has barely changed since 2011, and it is common for residents to be fluent, as only 0.1% speak little or no English.
2.5% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.1% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 95% 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 Armidale Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110011188/armidale-surrounds-south/topic/language