5.1% ▼ -88.8%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Orange · State Electorate
Language in Orange
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A sharp drop to 5.1% of people using another language at home marks the recent trend in Orange. This is far below the national figure, making it an area where English is the overwhelming primary language. Very few residents struggle with English, which helps the community remain highly accessible.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 5.1% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has fallen 40 percentage points since 2011. This is much lower than most areas, and just 0.6% of residents speak little or no English.
0.6% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 82% of state electorate 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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10063/orange/topic/language