3.2% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Auburn · Urban Centre
Language in Auburn
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for almost everyone in Auburn, where only 3.2% of people speak another tongue at home. While this is far below the national figure, the number of people using other languages has risen slightly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English, though 1.4% use Punjabi at home. The proportion of people who speak little or no English is 1.6%, which is much higher than in most similar areas despite being a little below the South Australian figure.
1.6% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422006/auburn/topic/language