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Language in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Far more people speak a language other than English in Not in any Significant Urban Area (OT) than in most similar areas. Around 40.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the most common language at 40.9%, Mandarin (5.1%) and Cantonese (1.3%) are also spoken. About 7.5% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the Australian average, though this figure fell 2.0 points since 2016.

People using another language at home

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40.6% ▲ +0.7%

Higher than 99% of urban area areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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7.5% ▼ -20.9%

Higher than 99% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, English only is the majority at 85%; Mandarin is next at 10%.

English only 40.9% Mandarin 5.1% Cantonese 1.3% Tagalog 0.6% Greek 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/9000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/language