Falls Creek · Suburb / Locality

Language in Falls Creek

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

English is the primary language for 90.3% of people in Falls Creek (NSW). This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.3% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. While 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas, this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

3.3% ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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

0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Falls Creek, 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 Falls Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11490/falls-creek/topic/language