6.7% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Emu Plains · Suburb / Locality
Language in Emu Plains
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Emu Plains speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 6.7% of residents use another language, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. The vast majority of the community uses English exclusively.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 89% of residents, and only 0.7% of people speak little or no English. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the state figure of 4.5%.
0.7% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Emu Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11421/emu-plains/topic/language