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Barmera · Suburb / Locality

Language in Barmera

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

A far lower share of people in Barmera use a language other than English at home compared to the national figure. Only 9.3% of residents speak another language, which is 13 percentage points below the Australian average. Despite this, the area has a higher proportion of non-English speakers than most similar places.

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📍 Barmera, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language spoken at home for 85.4% of people, though Greek is the most common other language at 4.4%. While 1.9% of residents speak little or no English, this is much higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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9.3% ▼ -11.1%

Higher than 74% 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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1.9% ▲ +20.2%

Higher than 85% 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 Barmera, English only is the majority at 93%; Greek is next at 5%.

English only 85.4% Greek 4.4% Punjabi 1.1% Italian 0.6% Tagalog 0.5% Mandarin 0.1% Hindi 0.1%

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 Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40073/barmera/topic/language