Turners Beach - Forth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Turners Beach - Forth

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

Only 3% of people in Turners Beach - Forth speak a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas. While the number of people using other languages has risen slightly since 2011, English remains the dominant language here.

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📍 Turners Beach - Forth, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 92.2% of residents speak only English, leaving very few who speak little or no English at 0.3%. This is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%, with Mandarin and Punjabi being the most common non-English languages spoken.

3.0% ▲ +244.8%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.9%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.3% ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Turners Beach - Forth, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 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 Turners Beach - Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604021092/turners-beach-forth/topic/language