Thredbo · Suburb / Locality

Language in Thredbo

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

Daily life in Thredbo is predominantly English-speaking, though it is more linguistically diverse than most similar small areas. While 60.5% of people speak only English at home, a small number of residents use other languages, including Mandarin.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.6% of people use another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas but still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 0.7% speak little or no English, a rate that is well below the state average.

0.7%

Higher than 73% 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 Thredbo, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 5%.

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 Thredbo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13868/thredbo/topic/language