Glen Innes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Glen Innes

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

Barely any change has occurred in the languages spoken in Glen Innes since 2011, with only 2.3% of people using a language other than English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Glen Innes, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.4% of the population, and the proportion of people using other languages is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.3%, which is well below the Australian average.

2.3% ▲ +39.6%

Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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

0.3% ▼ -32.2%

Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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.

Language used at home

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In Glen Innes, English only is the majority at 100%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Glen Innes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021190/glen-innes/topic/language