Alstonville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Alstonville

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

English is the primary language for 92% of people in Alstonville, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Only 3.7% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Alstonville, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While most people speak only English, 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas. Aside from English, the most common languages used at home are Italian, Cantonese, and Punjabi.

3.7% ▲ +24.3%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 3.7%

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

0.2% ▼ -16.8%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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.

Language used at home

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In Alstonville, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

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 Alstonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10046/alstonville/topic/language