Modanville · Urban Centre

Language in Modanville

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

English is the primary way of communicating for almost everyone in Modanville, where 93% of people speak only this language at home. While most residents use English, the number of people using other languages has risen to 4.4% since 2011.

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📍 Modanville, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Those who speak another language at home make up 4.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people speak little or no English (0.8%), a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average.

4.4% ▲ +160.9%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 4.4%

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

0.8% ▲ —

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Modanville, English only is the majority at 98%; Punjabi is next at 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 Modanville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121079/modanville/topic/language