2.7% ▲ +92.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Quirindi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Quirindi
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Quirindi compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 86.1% of the area. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.2%, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
0.2% ▲ +266.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 Quirindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110041201/quirindi/topic/language