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Language in Forbes

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

Very few residents in Forbes use a language other than English at home, making it less linguistically diverse than most similar areas. Only 2.5% of people speak another language, a figure that has remained stable since 2011.

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📍 Forbes, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 88.8% of residents, which is far below the 22.3% national figure for other languages. This is reflected in the very low 0.3% of people who speak little or no English, a result well below both the state and national figures.

People using another language at home

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2.5% ▲ +34.6%

Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▼ -72.7%

Higher than 53% of urban centre 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 Forbes, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 0%.

English only 88.8% Cantonese 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Italian 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Vietnamese 0.0%

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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114010/forbes/topic/language