81.9% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 87.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 81.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Umbakumba · Urban Centre
Language in Umbakumba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
An overwhelming 81.9% of people in Umbakumba (L) speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While the use of other languages fell slightly since 2011, the proportion of people who speak little or no English rose to 9.5%, which is well above the 3.4% national average.
9.5% ▲ +1367.0%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Umbakumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722033/umbakumba/topic/language