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Exmouth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Exmouth

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

A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in Exmouth compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.5% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Exmouth, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 81.5% of the community, and only 0.6% of people speak little or no English. While the use of other languages rose slightly since 2016, the 7.5% figure remains far below the Western Australian average of 18.4%.

People using another language at home

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7.5% —

Lower than 65% 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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0.6% ▲ +116.6%

Lower than 70% 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 Exmouth, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 81.5% Italian 0.6% Tagalog 0.4% Mandarin 0.3% Vietnamese 0.2% Greek 0.1% Hindi 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 Exmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511021277/exmouth/topic/language