Nubeena · Suburb / Locality

Language in Nubeena

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

Very few residents in Nubeena use a language other than English at home, placing the area around the middle for similar places. Only 3.8% of the population speaks another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Nubeena, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 86.6% of people here. While 0.5% of residents speak little or no English—a figure higher than most areas—this remains a little below the Australian average of 3.4%.

3.8% ▲ +69.4%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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

0.5% ▼ -16.5%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Nubeena, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Nubeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60467/nubeena/topic/language