Nepali
267 speakers
Between the last two censuses it has grown by about three quarters.
Armidale, New South Wales
The languages of Armidale beyond English
Most of Armidale speaks English at home, but about 2,700 people don't, the 2021 Census shows, and Nepali leads among them. The top two are almost level. Armidale's share is less than half the share for the City of Sydney.
- Residents
- 28,729
- Speak another language
- 2,655
- Languages at home
- 81
- Change since 2016
- +30.6%
Which communities in Armidale are largest?
Nepali leads a short list of small communities.
What are the five most spoken languages other than English in Armidale?
Nepali is the one moving fastest: it has grown by about three quarters since 2016.
Top five by speakers at home, each with its movement on 2016. Show more to see the rest.
How does Armidale's share measure up to New South Wales?
Across New South Wales, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Armidale ranks 40th in New South Wales, in the top half.
- Armidale
- 9.2%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
Which suburbs of Armidale have the largest multilingual communities?
Each suburb links to its own page, with the languages spoken there.
- ArmidaleLed by Nepali11%2,488
- South GuyraLed by Tongan8%33
- ThalgarrahLed by German5%12
- GuyraLed by Tongan4%86
- Castle DoyleLed by Thai3%13
- Enmore (Armidale Regional - NSW)Led by German2%3
- Black Mountain (NSW)Led by Thai1%5
- LlangothlinLed by Japanese1%5
- DumaresqLed by Portuguese1%3
- WongwibindaLed by Maori (New Zealand)1%4
- WollomombiLed by Japanese1%3
- Hillgrove (Armidale Regional - NSW)0%0
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 12 suburbs listed.
What do birthplace and religion add in Armidale?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from England.
Country of birth
12.9% born overseas, across 80 countries.
- 01England556+4.9%
- 02Iraq553+566%
- 03New Zealand288+1.8%
- 04Nepal261+83.8%
- 05India243+57.8%
- 06Philippines150+12.8%
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)145-49.3%
- 08United States of America119-12.5%
- 09South Africa108+50.0%
- 10Bangladesh101+62.9%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity13,530-17.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs10,345+29.3%
- 03Hinduism421+44.7%
- 04Islam351-24.5%
- 05Buddhism285-13.4%
- 06Judaism18+125%
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
A note on method: 2,880 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 9.2% sits below the 19.3% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 10.3% measured across respondents only.
Figures for Armidale itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.
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