15.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
New Farm · Suburb / Locality
Language in New Farm
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of residents now speak a language other than English in New Farm. While 15.6% of people use another language at home, this is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 77.7% of people, with Italian and Cantonese being the most common other tongues. While 1.8% of residents speak little or no English, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.8% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 New Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32129/new-farm/topic/language