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Evans Head · Urban Centre

Language in Evans Head

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

Fewer people use a second language at home in Evans Head than in most similar areas. Only 2.6% of residents speak a language other than English, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Evans Head, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 88.7% of the population, leaving the area far below the national figure of 22.3% for non-English speakers. This is consistent with the fact that only 0.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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2.6% ▼ -22.2%

Lower than 69% 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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0.2% ▼ -70.3%

Lower than 51% 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 Evans Head, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 88.7% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 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 Evans Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115057/evans-head/topic/language