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West Albury · Suburb / Locality

Language in West Albury

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

A huge gap exists between West Albury and the rest of the country, with far fewer people using a language other than English at home. While 6.2% of residents speak another language, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English.

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📍 West Albury, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 87.1% of residents. Only 0.8% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%, though this is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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6.2% ▲ +19.0%

Higher than 66% 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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0.8% ▲ +44.7%

Higher than 74% 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 West Albury, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 87.1% Tagalog 0.5% Greek 0.4% Hindi 0.3% Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2%

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 West Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14256/west-albury/topic/language