6.2% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Purlewaugh · Suburb / Locality
Language in Purlewaugh
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people use a language other than English at home in Purlewaugh than in most similar areas. While English is the main language for 92.6% of residents, a small number of people speak other languages. This makes the area slightly more diverse than nearby places, even though it remains far below the state and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 6.2% of people here speak another language at home, which is higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, the area is well below the national figure, and no one reported speaking little or no English.
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.
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 Purlewaugh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13289/purlewaugh/topic/language