1.0% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Inverell Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 1.0% of people in Inverell Surrounds - West use a language other than English at home. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas, making the region far more linguistically uniform than the rest of the state or country. The pattern has barely changed over the last decade.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 89.6% of residents, while those who speak little or no English make up just 0.1% of the population. Both figures are well below the national and state averages.
1.0% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.1% ▼ -65.2%
Lower than 98% 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 Inverell Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021193/inverell-surrounds-west/topic/language