Yanco · Urban Centre

Language in Yanco

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

Language use in Yanco (L) has stayed very steady since 2011, with only 4.2% of people speaking a language other than English at home. The area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Yanco, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 91.9% of residents, and the share of people using other languages is far below the national figure. However, the number of people who speak little or no English rose to 1.9% in 2021, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

4.2% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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

1.9% ▲ —

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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 Yanco, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

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 Yanco [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122156/yanco/topic/language