Newlands Arm · Suburb / Locality

Language in Newlands Arm

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

About as many people as most similar areas use a language other than English in Newlands Arm. Only 3% of residents speak a different language at home, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The vast majority of the community speaks only English.

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📍 Newlands Arm, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language for 92.7% of residents, with small numbers speaking Mandarin and Italian. While no one here speaks little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.0% ▼ -44.1%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Newlands Arm, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Newlands Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21930/newlands-arm/topic/language