Punjabi
63 speakers
It has more than tripled since 2016.
Nambucca Valley, New South Wales
Which languages are spoken in Nambucca Valley?
Only about 550 people in Nambucca Valley speak a language other than English at home, the 2021 Census shows. Punjabi is the one heard most. Not one of them is spoken by as many as one in 100 people. In the City of Sydney, a language other than English is at least twice as common.
- Residents
- 20,271
- Speak another language
- 551
- Languages at home
- 45
- Change since 2016
- +72.7%
What languages besides English do people speak in Nambucca Valley?
Small as they are, Punjabi, Nepali and German are the largest.
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How does Nambucca Valley compare with Australia as a whole?
Nationally, the share speaking another language is more than double. Nambucca Valley is 93rd of 128 across New South Wales.
- Nambucca Valley
- 2.7%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- City of Sydney
- 33.9%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
Do Nambucca Valley's suburbs differ much?
No suburb stands far apart; Macksville is highest and Congarinni lowest.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- Congarinni NorthLed by Punjabi6%26
- Newee CreekLed by Polish4%18
- MacksvilleLed by Punjabi4%103
- Valla BeachLed by French4%54
- TewingaLed by Nepali3%8
- TambanLed by German3%10
- VallaLed by French3%34
- BowravilleLed by Nepali3%34
- Scotts HeadLed by Czech3%29
- Way WayLed by Indonesian2%11
- Hyland ParkLed by Dutch2%11
- Nambucca HeadsLed by Gumbaynggir2%164
- North MacksvilleLed by Auslan2%15
- AllgomeraLed by Thai2%3
- MissabottiLed by German2%5
- Eungai CreekLed by Punjabi2%6
- GummaLed by Polish1%7
- Buckra BendinniLed by Auslan1%6
- South Arm (Nambucca Valley - NSW)Led by Gumbaynggir1%4
- Thumb CreekLed by Indonesian1%3
- Congarinni0%0
- Yarranbella0%0
- Warrell Creek0%0
- 23 suburbs in Nambucca Valley. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
Other sources sometimes quote 10.4% for Nambucca Valley. That figure treats the 1,551 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 2.7%, and 2.9% is the share among those who answered.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
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