Barnawartha · Suburb / Locality

Language in Barnawartha

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Barnawartha than in most similar areas. English is the primary language for nearly everyone here, with only 1.8% of residents using another tongue at home.

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📍 Barnawartha, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 90.8% of people speak only English, 0.5% speak little or no English, which is a higher figure than in most similar areas. The small number of other languages spoken include Italian and Hindi.

1.8% ▲ +56.7%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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

0.5% ▲ —

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Barnawartha, 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 Barnawartha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20146/barnawartha/topic/language