Cambooya · Urban Centre

Language in Cambooya

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Cambooya than in most similar areas. English is the dominant language here, with only 2.6% of residents speaking another tongue. This trend has remained steady over the last decade.

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📍 Cambooya, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 90% of people speak only English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Because of this, the 0.2% of residents who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

2.6% ▲ +15.7%

Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.2% ▲ —

Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Cambooya, 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 Cambooya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315013/cambooya/topic/language