4.7% —
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
Language in Remainder of State/Territory
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A huge gap exists between the Remainder of State/Territory (NSW) and the rest of the country, as only 4.7% of people here use a language other than English at home. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6% and the national average of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87% of residents. While the 4.7% who speak another language is higher than in most similar areas, the 0.6% who speak little or no English is well below the state figure.
0.6% —
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL131001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/language