Yenda · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yenda

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

English is the main language for the vast majority of people in Yenda, though a small number of residents use other tongues at home. While 8.4% of the population speaks a language other than English, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Yenda, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 85.1% of residents, with Italian being the most common other language at 2.6%. About 1.1% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

8.4% ▼ -30.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 9.8%
  • 2021: 8.4%

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

1.1% ▼ -16.5%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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 Yenda, English only is the majority at 95%; Italian is next at 3%.

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 Yenda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14522/yenda/topic/language