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Chittering · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Chittering

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

Only 4.5% of people in Chittering speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country. English is the dominant language used across the region.

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📍 Chittering, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 87.8% of residents, while those who speak little or no English make up just 0.3% of the population. This is well below the Australian average, though the proportion of people using another language at home rose slightly from 3.5% in 2011 to 4.5% in 2021.

People using another language at home

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4.5% ▲ +25.5%

Lower than 80% 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% ▲ +4.6%

Lower than 87% 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 Chittering, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 87.8% Italian 0.2% Arabic 0.2% Greek 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 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 Chittering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021236/chittering/topic/language