94.0% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.2%
- 2016: 90.2%
- 2021: 94.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Numbulwar · Suburb / Locality
Language in Numbulwar
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A huge shift in language use has occurred in Numbulwar, where 94% of people now speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 94% of residents use another language, only 4.4% speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Australian figure. Only 4.4% of the population speaks English only, with small numbers also speaking Mandarin.
4.4% ▼ -74.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Numbulwar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70213/numbulwar/topic/language