Nanango · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Nanango

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 2% of people in Nanango use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region. English is the dominant language spoken across the community.

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📍 Nanango, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.2% of residents, with only 0.2% of people saying they speak little or no English. This is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%, and the proportion of people using another language has barely changed since 2011.

2.0% ▼ -10.5%

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.2% ▲ +16.1%

Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 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 Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319021509/nanango/topic/language