5.8% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 91.1% of residents, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is much lower than most areas at just 0.4%. While the use of other languages rose slightly since 2011, the most common non-English languages are Italian, Greek, Mandarin, and Arabic.
0.4% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041148/thirroul-austinmer-coalcliff/topic/language