Nichols Point · Urban Centre

Language in Nichols Point

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Nichols Point than in most similar areas. Only 2.6% of residents speak a different language, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits far below the Victorian average.

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📍 Nichols Point, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 94.4% of the population. While very few residents speak another language, those who speak little or no English make up 0.5% of the area, which is higher than the figure for most similar places.

2.6% ▼ -46.3%

Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.5% ▼ -4.9%

Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Nichols Point, 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 Nichols Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221055/nichols-point/topic/language