Inverness · Suburb / Locality

Language in Inverness

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

English is spoken by almost everyone in Inverness, with 94.3% of people using only this language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.5% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.5% ▲ +59.4%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 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 Inverness, 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 Inverness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31404/inverness/topic/language