Farnborough · Suburb / Locality

Language in Farnborough

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

English is the dominant tongue for nearly everyone in Farnborough, where only 1.9% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure, making it an area with very little linguistic variety compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Farnborough, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While few people speak other languages, 1.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas. English is the only language used by 88.5% of the population.

1.9% ▼ -56.4%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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

1.9% ▼ -17.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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 Farnborough, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Farnborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31020/farnborough/topic/language