Narrabri · Suburb / Locality

Language in Narrabri

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

English is the primary language for 88.8% of people in Narrabri. Very few residents use a language other than English at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the state or national averages.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.2% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. While this is around the middle for similar areas, only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English.

3.2% ▲ +78.2%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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

0.4% ▲ +107.6%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Narrabri, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 0%.

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 Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12912/narrabri/topic/language