Jerilderie · Suburb / Locality

Language in Jerilderie

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Jerilderie, where only 4.2% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, meaning very few residents need translation services or multilingual support in their everyday routines.

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📍 Jerilderie, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 84.4% of the population speaks only English, 0.7% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas. Other languages spoken at home are rare, with Cantonese and Italian each making up less than 1% of the community.

4.2% ▲ +29.1%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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

0.7% ▲ +33.9%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Jerilderie, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese 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 Jerilderie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12023/jerilderie/topic/language