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Sunshine Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Sunshine Beach

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Sunshine Beach, where very few people need translation services for daily life. Only 9.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Sunshine Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the share of people using another language at home rose 3.8 percentage points since 2011, it remains much lower than the Australian figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that 86.0% speak only English, and just 0.5% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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9.0% ▲ +72.1%

Lower than 59% 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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0.5% ▲ +63.5%

Lower than 74% 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 Sunshine Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 86.0% Italian 0.6% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Tagalog 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 Sunshine Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051437/sunshine-beach/topic/language