Yarrabilba · Urban Centre

Language in Yarrabilba

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

Far more people in Yarrabilba use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While English is the main language for 82.2% of residents, the number of people speaking other languages rose by 8.1 percentage points since 2016 to reach 11.4%.

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📍 Yarrabilba, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The 11.4% who speak another language at home is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is reflected in the use of Punjabi, Hindi, and Mandarin, while the 1.4% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

1.4% ▲ +318.8%

Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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.

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 Yarrabilba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313011/yarrabilba/topic/language