Nairne · Suburb / Locality

Language in Nairne

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

English is spoken by 91.9% of people in Nairne, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the country. Only 3.5% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While very few residents use another language, 0.2% of people in Nairne speak little or no English, which is higher than in most similar areas. Other languages spoken here are rare, with Mandarin, Vietnamese, Arabic and Italian each accounting for a tiny fraction of the population.

3.5% ▲ +12.1%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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

0.2% ▼ -5.4%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Nairne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41005/nairne/topic/language