12.9% ▲ +267.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Armidale · Urban Centre
Language in Armidale
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Armidale than in most similar areas. While 12.9% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The number of people using another language at home rose sharply from 3.5% in 2011 to 12.9% in 2021. English is the main language for 76.7% of residents, while 2.0% speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
2.0% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112001/armidale/topic/language