Holmesville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Holmesville

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

Almost everyone in Holmesville speaks only English at home, placing the area around the middle for its level compared to similar places. Only 3% of residents use another language, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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📍 Holmesville, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 94.7% of people. While the 0.6% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the state average.

3.0% ▲ +231.9%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.9%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.6% ▲ —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Holmesville, 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 Holmesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11931/holmesville/topic/language