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Armidale Regional Council area

Language used at home

In Armidale Regional Council area, 10.3% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Armidale Regional Council area's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

Armidale Regional Council area's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Armidale Regional Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only23,20379.786.824,19984.587.1-996
Non-English total2,99710.36.62,3178.15.7+679
Not stated2,92410.06.62,1127.47.2+811
Total Population29,124100.0100.028,629100.0100.0+494
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Armidale Regional Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Regional NSW %Number%Regional NSW %2016 to 2021
Kurdish2690.90.130.00.0+266
Nepali2680.90.21470.50.1+121
Mandarin1980.70.43161.10.4-118
Arabic1290.40.33001.00.3-171
Filipino/Tagalog1220.40.41050.40.3+16
Bengali1130.40.1640.20.1+49
Punjabi1070.40.3350.10.2+72
German970.30.2810.30.3+15
Vietnamese950.30.2590.20.1+36
Spanish930.30.3690.20.2+24
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Armidale Regional Council area in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 79.7% of the population used English only, and 10.3% used a non-English language, compared with 86.8% and 6.6% respectively for Regional NSW.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Armidale Regional Council area was Kurdish, with 0.9% of the population, or 269 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Armidale Regional Council area and Regional NSW in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 680 or 29.3%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 996 or 4.1%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Armidale Regional Council area between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Kurdish (+266 persons)
  • Arabic (-171 persons)
  • Nepali (+121 persons)
  • Mandarin (-118 persons)

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