Pilliga · Suburb / Locality

Language in Pilliga

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Pilliga than in the rest of the country. Only 2.3% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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📍 Pilliga, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 77.1% of people. While 0% of residents speak little or no English—a figure well below the New South Wales average—this is actually higher than most similar areas.

2.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.3%

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 Pilliga, 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 Pilliga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13217/pilliga/topic/language