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Quirindi · Suburb / Locality

Language in Quirindi

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

English is the dominant language for almost everyone in Quirindi, where very few residents need a translator for daily life. Only 2.7% of people use a language other than English at home, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.

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📍 Quirindi, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 86% of people speak only English, 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas. Other languages spoken in small numbers include Cantonese, Tagalog, Arabic, and Mandarin.

People using another language at home

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2.7% ▲ +61.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Quirindi, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 86.0% Cantonese 0.3% Tagalog 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Greek 0.1% Italian 0.1%

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 Quirindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13314/quirindi/topic/language