Albury - Wodonga · Urban Area

Language in Albury - Wodonga

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

English is spoken by 86.7% of people in Albury - Wodonga, making it a place where very few residents use other languages. While the number of people speaking a language other than English has risen since 2011, it remains far below the state and national figures.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 7.9% of people use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 1.0%, while 1.3% of residents speak little or no English.

7.9% ▲ +55.5%

Higher than 62% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 7.9%

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

1.3% ▲ +24.0%

Higher than 76% of urban area areas.

  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.3%

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 Albury - Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1001/albury-wodonga/topic/language