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Language in Albany

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

English is the primary language for 83.7% of people in Albany. While most residents speak only English, nearly 10% of the population uses another language at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Albany, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9.7% of people use a language other than English at home, though this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.4% of residents speak little or no English, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.

People using another language at home

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9.7% ▲ +37.6%

Higher than 75% 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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1.4% ▲ +61.6%

Higher than 80% 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 Albany, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 83.7% Italian 0.9% Mandarin 0.8% Tagalog 0.8% Greek 0.4%

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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50006/albany/topic/language