7.9% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Newcastle · Urban Centre
Language in Newcastle
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in Newcastle than in most similar areas, though the figure remains low overall. While 7.9% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national average of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87.8% of the area, and those who speak little or no English make up just 1.0% of the population. The proportion of people using another language at home rose slightly since 2011, while the number of people with limited English has barely changed.
1.0% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102004/newcastle/topic/language