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Language in Nome

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

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Nome compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.2% of the population uses another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used at home for 87.4% of residents. While 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is still well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.2% ▼ -17.9%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -56.0%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Nome, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 87.4% Vietnamese 0.9% Mandarin 0.5% Cantonese 0.3%

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 Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32157/nome/topic/language