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Petermann - Simpson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Petermann - Simpson

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

Nearly half of all residents in Petermann - Simpson speak a language other than English at home. This high level of linguistic diversity makes the area far more multilingual than the rest of the Territory and the nation.

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📍 Petermann - Simpson, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 46.9% of people use another language at home, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011 and sits far above the national average of 22.3%. While English is the main language for 39.4%, a small number of people speak Tagalog, Vietnamese, Italian or Arabic.

People using another language at home

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46.9% ▲ +4.0%

Higher 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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5.0% ▼ -4.3%

Higher than 82% 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 Petermann - Simpson, English only is the majority at 95%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 39.4% Tagalog 0.6% Vietnamese 0.3% Italian 0.3% Arabic 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Cantonese 0.2%

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 Petermann - Simpson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011050/petermann-simpson/topic/language