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Esperance Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Esperance Surrounds

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

More people are speaking a language other than English in Esperance Surrounds, with the figure rising to 5.6% by 2021. Despite this slight increase, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Western Australia and the nation.

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📍 Esperance Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 83.9% of the area, and the 5.6% who use another language is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people speak little or no English, at just 0.2%, which is much lower than most other areas.

People using another language at home

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5.6% —

Lower than 73% 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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0.2% ▲ +25.2%

Lower than 89% 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 Esperance Surrounds, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 83.9% Italian 0.4% Punjabi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Mandarin 0.1% 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 Esperance Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511011275/esperance-surrounds/topic/language