2.8% ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Clarence Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Clarence Valley
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 2.8% of people in Clarence Valley use a language other than English at home, making it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the country. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents speak English exclusively, and very few struggle with English proficiency.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 88.8% of residents. The number of people using another language at home rose slightly to 2.8% since 2011, though this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Similarly, those who speak little or no English are among the lowest in the country at just 0.3%.
0.3% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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 Clarence Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10401/clarence-valley/topic/language