Napier · Suburb / Locality

Language in Napier

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

English is spoken by 92.6% of people in Napier, making it a very linguistically uniform area. Only 2.6% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Napier, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 2.6% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the 22.3% across Australia. Despite this, the area has a higher share of people who speak little or no English than most similar areas, though this remains well below the national rate of 3.4%.

2.6% ▲ —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Napier, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 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 Napier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51086/napier/topic/language