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Language in New Town

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

English has remained the dominant language in New Town, where almost everyone speaks it at home. Just 1.2% of people use another language, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 New Town, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The vast majority of residents speak English only, at 93.6%. While a tiny 0.3% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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1.2% ▲ +45.5%

Lower than 65% 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% ▲ —

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 New Town, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

English only 93.6% Mandarin 0.3% Italian 0.3% Greek 0.2%

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 Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41026/new-town/topic/language