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Port Pirie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Port Pirie Surrounds

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Port Pirie Surrounds than in most similar areas. English is the primary language for 91.7% of residents, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Port Pirie Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.3% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.3% and barely changed since 2011. This is reflected in the low number of people who speak little or no English, at just 0.4%.

People using another language at home

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3.3% ▲ +13.5%

Lower than 88% 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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0.4% ▲ +6.6%

Lower than 80% 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 Port Pirie Surrounds, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 91.7% Greek 0.8% Tagalog 0.3% Italian 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 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 Port Pirie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405031123/port-pirie-surrounds/topic/language