3.2% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
New Italy · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 90.4% of people in New Italy. This high level of English usage means the area has a much lower proportion of people speaking other languages compared to both the state and national figures.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. While it is higher than most similar areas, no one in New Italy reports speaking little or no English.
3.2% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in New Italy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12950/new-italy/topic/language