4.0% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Murwillumbah Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Murwillumbah Surrounds
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Very little has changed in the linguistic makeup of Murwillumbah Surrounds since 2011. English is the dominant language for nearly everyone here, with only 4.0% of people using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This trend is reflected in the fact that only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
0.4% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Murwillumbah Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031252/murwillumbah-surrounds/topic/language