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Nome · Urban Centre

Language in Nome

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

English is the primary language for 92.1% of people in Nome (L). Very few residents use a different language at home, and the area is far less linguistically diverse than the national average.

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📍 Nome, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.6% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average of 22.3%. This has fallen slightly since 2011, and no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

People using another language at home

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3.6% ▼ -20.2%

Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

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 Nome, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 92.1% Mandarin 1.0%

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 Nome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321078/nome/topic/language