11.4% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nickol · Suburb / Locality
Language in Nickol
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in Nickol has shifted as the community evolves, with 11.4% of residents now using a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 73.7% of people, while others speak Hindi, Tagalog, Mandarin or Punjabi. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.6% speak little or no English, which is a little below the state figure.
0.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Nickol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51113/nickol/topic/language