North Bourke · Suburb / Locality

Language in North Bourke

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in North Bourke compared to the rest of the country. Only 2.5% of residents use another language at home, which is a huge gap when compared to the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 North Bourke, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 85.0% of the population. While no one in the area reports speaking little or no English, the 2.5% who do use a second language is well below the New South Wales average of 26.6%.

2.5%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.0%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 North Bourke, 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 North Bourke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12995/north-bourke/topic/language