10.8% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Leeton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Leeton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in Leeton speak a language other than English at home compared to the rest of Australia. While 10.8% of residents use another language, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most locals speak only English, though the area has a higher variety of languages than many similar towns.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.4% of the population, with Italian, Punjabi and Mandarin being the most common other options. While only 2.5% of people speak little or no English, this is actually much higher than in most similar areas.
2.5% ▲ +89.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
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).
More for Leeton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12302/leeton/topic/language