7.7% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ourimbah · Suburb / Locality
Language in Ourimbah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for the vast majority of people in Ourimbah, creating a community with very little linguistic variety. While a small number of residents use other languages, the area is far less diverse than the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 7.7% of people use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the NSW figure of 26.6%. Only 0.9% speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average.
0.9% ▲ +102.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Ourimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13114/ourimbah/topic/language