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Language in Rural Balance

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

English is the main language for 37.2% of people in Rural Balance, though the area has seen a huge shift in diversity. The proportion of people using a language other than English at home has jumped 22 points since 2011 to reach 28.3%, making it much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Rural Balance, Section of State

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 7.2%. This rise in diversity is reflected in the number of people who speak little or no English, which rose to 5.7% in 2021 and is now a little above the national figure.

People using another language at home

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28.3% ▲ +354.4%

Higher than 86% of section of state areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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5.7% ▲ +1071.3%

Higher than 91% of section of state areas.

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 Rural Balance, English only is the majority at 82%; Mandarin is next at 16%.

English only 37.2% Mandarin 7.2% Tagalog 0.6% Cantonese 0.4%

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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS93/rural-balance/topic/language