1.9% ▲ —
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Barmedman · Urban Centre
Language in Barmedman
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Barmedman (L) than in most similar areas. Only 1.9% of the population uses another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language for 86.8% of residents. While 1.4% of people speak little or no English—a figure much higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the New South Wales average of 4.5%.
1.4% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
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).
More for Barmedman
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Barmedman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122013/barmedman/topic/language