Thredbo Village · Urban Centre

Language in Thredbo Village

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

English is the dominant tongue in Thredbo Village, though the use of other languages has grown recently. While most residents speak only English, nearly 9% of the community now uses another language at home.

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📍 Thredbo Village, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas and has risen 6.6 points since 2011. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 3.5%, though very few people here speak little or no English.

8.8% ▲ +306.4%

Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 8.8%

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

0.8% ▲ +12.8%

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 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 Thredbo Village, English only is the majority at 95%; Mandarin is next at 5%.

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 Thredbo Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122131/thredbo-village/topic/language