Barwang · Suburb / Locality

Language in Barwang

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

A far lower proportion of people in Barwang speak a language other than English compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home by 84.2% of residents. No one in the area speaks little or no English, a result that is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.2%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Barwang, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Barwang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10221/barwang/topic/language