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Carnarvon · Urban Centre

Language in Carnarvon

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

English is the primary language for 72.7% of people in Carnarvon. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home has doubled since 2011 to reach 8.6%. This is much higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Carnarvon, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.6% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well below the state figure of 18.4%. Only 1.1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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8.6% ▲ +102.5%

Higher than 83% 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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1.1% ▼ -17.5%

Higher than 81% 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 Carnarvon, English only is the majority at 96%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 72.7% Vietnamese 0.7% Mandarin 0.6% Hindi 0.4% Tagalog 0.4% Italian 0.3% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515006/carnarvon/topic/language