Nathalia · Urban Centre

Language in Nathalia

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

English is the dominant way of communicating in Nathalia, where very few people use a different language at home. Only 2.4% of the population speaks a language other than English, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Nathalia, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken exclusively by 92.7% of residents, which is far below the state and national figures for non-English languages. This is reflected in the very low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.

2.4% ▼ -14.4%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.4% ▼ -3.8%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

Language used at home

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In Nathalia, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Nathalia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215062/nathalia/topic/language