Spalding · Suburb / Locality

Language in Spalding

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

English is the primary language for 76.9% of people in Spalding. While most residents speak only English, the area has a higher rate of people using other languages at home than most similar places.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 6.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. However, the 1.0% of people who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

6.6% ▲ +36.0%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 6.6%

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

1.0% ▲ +89.4%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Spalding, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese 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 Spalding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51395/spalding/topic/language