Numurkah · Suburb / Locality

Language in Numurkah

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

English is spoken by 88.1% of people in Numurkah, making it a town where very few residents use another language at home. Only 2.6% of the population speaks a language other than English, which is far below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 0.4% of people speak little or no English, this is higher than most similar areas. This small group is much smaller than the Victorian average of 4.4%.

2.6% ▲ +10.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.4% ▲ +29.7%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

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 Numurkah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21984/numurkah/topic/language