4.6% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Murrumbateman · Urban Centre
Language in Murrumbateman
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Murrumbateman compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.6% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the community remains overwhelmingly English-speaking.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 93.1% of residents, and those who speak little or no English make up just 0.4% of the population. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 4.5% and has barely changed since 2016.
0.4% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Murrumbateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115108/murrumbateman/topic/language