Crows Nest · Suburb / Locality

Language in Crows Nest

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

A far lower proportion of people use a language other than English at home in Crows Nest compared to the rest of the country. Only 2% of residents speak a different language, which is 20 percentage points below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language for 84% of the population. While 0.4% of people speak little or no English, this is higher than in most similar areas.

2.0% ▲ +6.3%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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

0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Crows Nest, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30759/crows-nest/topic/language