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Evans Head · Suburb / Locality

Language in Evans Head

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

English has remained the dominant tongue in Evans Head since 2011. Only 2.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Evans Head, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 88.6% of residents, with the small remainder speaking languages like Italian, Tagalog, or Mandarin. While the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it is still well below the New South Wales figure at just 0.2%.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +87.5%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -45.6%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Evans Head, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 88.6% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11472/evans-head/topic/language