East Jindabyne · Suburb / Locality

Language in East Jindabyne

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

English remains the dominant tongue in East Jindabyne, though the number of people using other languages at home has climbed since 2011. While 5.2% of residents speak a language other than English, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 88.4% of people at home, with Mandarin being the next most common at 1.3%. Only 0.4% of the population speak little or no English, which is well below the 3.4% Australian average.

5.2% ▲ +13.6%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 5.2%

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

0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 East Jindabyne, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

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 East Jindabyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11355/east-jindabyne/topic/language