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Northern Beaches · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Northern Beaches

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

English is spoken by 89.3% of people in Northern Beaches, making it the dominant language. Very few residents use another language at home, and this has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Northern Beaches, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.2% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%. This is reflected in the fact that just 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is much lower than most other areas.

People using another language at home

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2.2% ▼ -17.7%

Lower than 96% 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% ▲ +7.6%

Lower than 86% 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 Northern Beaches, English only is the majority at 100%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 89.3% Italian 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Greek 0.1% Cantonese 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 Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021486/northern-beaches/topic/language