Pokolbin · Suburb / Locality

Language in Pokolbin

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

English is the dominant tongue in Pokolbin, where almost everyone speaks it as their only language. Only 5.6% of residents use another language at home, meaning very few people here need translation services for daily life.

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📍 Pokolbin, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 5.6% of people use a language other than English—which is higher than in most similar areas—this is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. English is used by 90.4% of residents, and the 0.0% who speak little or no English is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

5.6% ▲ +86.4%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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 Pokolbin, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Pokolbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13248/pokolbin/topic/language