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Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach

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

English is the primary language for 82.5% of people in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach. This area has a much lower share of people speaking other languages than both the state and national figures, though this has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 8.8% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Consistent with this, only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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8.8% ▲ +13.4%

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.6% ▲ +9.2%

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 82.5% Italian 0.5% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 0.0%

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 Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011143/yorkeys-knob-machans-beach/topic/language