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Exmouth · Council (LGA)

Language in Exmouth

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

A growing number of people are speaking languages other than English in Exmouth, where this figure rose to 6.5% since 2011. Despite this increase, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, with the vast majority of residents speaking only English.

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📍 Exmouth, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 6.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This means 83.8% of the population speaks English only, and very few people — just 0.5% — speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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6.5% ▲ +29.4%

Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▲ +209.5%

Lower than 58% of council (lga) 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 Exmouth, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 83.8% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.5% Mandarin 0.4% Hindi 0.1% Greek 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 Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53360/exmouth/topic/language