4.6% ▲ +303.5%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Junee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Junee
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Junee compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.6% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is a small group, the number of people using non-English languages has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 76.9% of the population, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure at 1.8%. Mandarin is the most common second language at 1.6%, followed by small numbers of Cantonese, Greek, and Punjabi speakers.
1.8% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 Junee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031265/junee/topic/language