Point Vernon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Point Vernon

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English in Point Vernon compared to most similar areas. Only 3.6% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Point Vernon, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 89.6% of residents. Only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4% and much lower than most other areas.

3.6% ▼ -2.8%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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

0.2% ▼ -31.8%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Point Vernon, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 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 Point Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041519/point-vernon/topic/language