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Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach

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

English is the dominant language spoken in Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach, with 89.1% of people using it as their only language at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the national average, though the proportion of people using other languages rose slightly to 6.6% since 2016.

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📍 Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.3% speak little or no English, which is much lower than most areas. Outside of English, Italian is the most common language at 0.5%, while Mandarin and Arabic are spoken by very small numbers.

People using another language at home

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6.6% —

Lower than 69% 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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0.3% ▲ +32.3%

Lower than 85% 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 Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 89.1% Italian 0.5% Mandarin 0.2% Arabic 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 Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051543/peregian-beach-marcus-beach/topic/language