Nanango · Suburb / Locality

Language in Nanango

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

Just 1.9% of people in Nanango use a language other than English at home. This makes the town far less linguistically diverse than most Australian areas. Nearly 88% of residents speak only English at home.

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📍 Nanango, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language here, with a share that is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While 0.1% of people speak little or no English, this is still higher than in most similar areas.

1.9% ▲ +0.3%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

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

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

0.1% ▼ -2.2%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.1%

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 Nanango, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog 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 Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32100/nanango/topic/language