Yerrinbool · Suburb / Locality

Language in Yerrinbool

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

A massive 23 point gap separates Yerrinbool from the New South Wales average in language diversity. Only 3.1% of people here use a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than both the state and the nation.

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📍 Yerrinbool, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 93.3% of residents, while Italian and Mandarin are the only other languages spoken in small numbers. Despite this, the 0.3% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the national figure.

3.1% ▼ -11.5%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 3.1%

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

0.3% ▼ -2.7%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Yerrinbool, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Yerrinbool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14528/yerrinbool/topic/language