8.5% ▼ -45.8%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nyah · Urban Centre
Language in Nyah
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 8.5% of people in Nyah (L) use a language other than English at home. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it represents a sharp drop from 15.7% in 2011. English is the primary language for the vast majority of the local population.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While most residents speak only English (82.2%), the proportion of people speaking another language is far below the Victorian and national figures. Interestingly, the 4.1% who speak little or no English is among the highest for areas of this size and has risen since 2016.
4.1% ▲ —
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 Nyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222066/nyah/topic/language