Freeling · Urban Centre

Language in Freeling

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

Very few people in Freeling use a language other than English at home, making it much lower than most similar areas. Only 2.1% of residents speak a different language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Freeling, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 93.3% of residents. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, and it is also consistent with the fact that no one in the area speaks little or no English.

2.1% ▲ +39.8%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 2.1%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Freeling, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 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 Freeling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415012/freeling/topic/language