Edithburgh · Urban Centre

Language in Edithburgh

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

Only 1.6% of people in Edithburgh use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure, making the area's language profile very uniform. English is the primary tongue for almost everyone living here.

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📍 Edithburgh, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 90.1% of residents, and the share of people speaking other languages has fallen to 1.6% since 2011. This is much lower than most areas, and it is consistent with the fact that no one in the community speaks little or no English.

1.6% ▼ -55.7%

Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 Edithburgh, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek 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 Edithburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422019/edithburgh/topic/language