4.3% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ballina Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ballina Surrounds
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Ballina Surrounds compared to the rest of the state. Only 4.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 91% of residents, and the number of people who speak little or no English is well below the national figure at just 0.3%. While the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011, the area remains much less diverse than the state average.
0.3% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
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 Ballina Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011237/ballina-surrounds/topic/language