Oxford Falls · Suburb / Locality

Language in Oxford Falls

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

English remains the primary tongue in Oxford Falls, where very few residents speak a foreign language. Only 5.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While this use of other languages is higher than in most similar areas, it is still well below the New South Wales average. Nearly 89% of the community speaks only English, and not a single person reported speaking little or no English.

5.3% ▲ +1.1%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.2%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 5.3%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 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 Oxford Falls, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 1%.

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 Oxford Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13117/oxford-falls/topic/language